Written by John O’Donnell, Online Trading Academy
Are Companies Being Fiscally Irresponsible by Using Credit for Stock Buybacks?
The Chart of the Week
Company stock buybacks are at an all-time high, much of them being purchased with cheap, liberal credit. This week we take a look at buybacks over time and discuss the fiscal responsibilities of companies.
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A key chart for this discussion is a graphic showing how the dollar volumes of share buybacks have varied over time.
For more discussion on stock buybacks, see Have Companies Been Mishandling Cheap Liberal Credit?.
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