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Savers & Investors League The Savers and Investors League, Inc. is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization. The Savers and Investors Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization for scholarly research into matters relating to savings and investment patterns in the United States, including the impact of taxation thereon. Pursuant to its educational mandate, the Foundation's research is made available to League members, and the public, through libraries, mailings, and other means. www.savers.org /05aboutus.html   (213 words)

Investors buying into the idea of this American league - The Boston Globe Investors in sporting enterprises could do much worse than to follow the trail of Philip Anschutz, Lamar Hunt, and Bob Kraft. Red Bull CEO Dietrich Mateschitz is one of many new investors with stake in Major League Soccer. But now, the league appears to be turning the corner, and in the last two years, new investors have radically changed the face of the MLS. www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2006/03/21/investors_buying_into_the_idea_of_this_american_league   (725 words)

FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) The league is owned by a number of independent investors (a mix of corporations, partnerships, and one individual) and is governed by a management committee known as the board of governors. Thus, while the investors qua investors share equally in the league's profits and losses, the individual team operators qua operators fare differently depending at least in part on the financial performance of their respective teams. Investors may transfer their ownership stakes and operating rights to other current investors without obtaining prior consent; transfers to outside investors, however, require a two-thirds majority vote of the board. caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=1st&navby=case&no=011296   (9633 words)

Investors League Members, League of American Investors Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area Investors League Members, League of American Investors Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area Meet with local subscribers of League of American Investors to discuss 20 stock league portfolios. Or, see all League of American Investors Meetup Groups. investorsleague.meetup.com   (91 words)

Little League-Investors-and the Market (John Mugarian's Dynamic Growth) As a kid I couldn't wait for the Little League application forms to be delivered to the schools in mid-March. Little League does not cut anymore, every player regardless of talent must play a set number of innings, so there is no incentive for people to work harder, and become better to achieve a goal. Today, in the real world, real estate investors are being told, "don't worry about being held accountable for your mistakes, or irresponsible behavior with your money, we will help you out". www.johnmugarian.com /2007/06/little_leagueinvestorsand_the.html   (959 words)

Sports Economics | Services & Capabilities | Litigation Support | Liability When the league subsequently failed, the minority investors sued for several million dollars, and SportsEconomics was called on to investigate the financial and management operations of the league in order to determine the underlying cause of its failure. The results of the analysis were the primary factor in showing that the league executives were responsible for causing the failure, not the majority investor. The facts and analysis presented by SportsEconomics were so irrefutable that the case was subsequently dropped, and the majority investor was not held liable for compensating the minority investors or league executives. www.sportseconomics.com /casestudy/litigation/liability.html   (181 words)

Brockway Moran & Partners It's a time-honored practice for individual investors to keep a close watch on what Big League investors are doing. Some Big League news with a South Florida twist is that Boca Raton's Brockway Moran and Partners, a private equity firm, has just finished raising $410 million for a new buyout fund. These funds are designed for investors who can tolerate plenty of risk and can wait years for their reward. www.brockwaymoran.com /pressreleases/na10-28-01.html   (591 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) The League was founded as a Congressional Lobbyist (1983-1995) and is now an Advocate on behalf of Small Business and Small Investors with the U.S Senate and the House of Representatives. The League recently acquired all right, title and interest to the Central Corporate Reports Service (CCRS) program founded by Daniel D. WESTON in 1969. CCRS Services were utilized to stimulate interest in 1,000,000s of investors on behalf of the CCRS clients who ranged from Fortune 500 Companies to numerous emerging growth, development-stage Companies. investorsleague.com /AboutLeague.html   (175 words)

MLS eliminates fusion, mutiny: unlike baseball, soccer was able to contract to make `a more viable business.' - Sports ... League officials portray the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny as an attempt to cut costs and devote resources to stronger clubs. Several of the league's other 10 teams were considered for contraction but, after a lengthy review by league officials, the two Florida franchises represented clear choices for MLS. While Garber acknowledges many will view the contraction as the first step of the league's demise, he doesn't think this is the case, noting that the league's remaining investors are committed to funding the league through 2006. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1571/is_5_18/ai_83281479   (481 words)

Sports: Mutiny close to getting big investor Players are under contract to the league, which pays their salaries. League profits and losses are shared equally among the owners. I think too many guys in our league are not willing to look in the mirror and take responsibility for the things they do. www.sptimes.com /News/071200/news_pf/Sports/Mutiny_close_to_getti.shtml   (1054 words)

Signs of life for WUSA / New interest in saving pro league Apparently, new interest is being shown by both potential investors and sponsors, which should please the many fans who showed up at RFK Stadium on Sunday for the U.S. team's Women's World Cup opener against Sweden displaying signs demanding the return of the league. In reaction to the interest, a committee that includes league investors, women's sports advocates and key sponsors has been formed to drum up the financial support needed to bring the eight-team league back for the 2004 season. The league could come back in several forms, including a shortened season, a barnstorming tour of WUSA cities or a tournament format in which the eight teams would compete and crown a champion. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/22/SPG6G1RRQV1.DTL&type=printable   (420 words)

CNNSI.com - Soccer - US - MLS teams in Tampa, Miami cease operations - Tuesday January 08, 2002 04:49 PM While the Mutiny were the league's worst team in 2001, the Fusion had the best regular-season record and had seen an increase in attendance of nearly 50 percent. The league also announced that it is in continuing negotiations with several entities to invest in MLS and acquire the operating rights of the Dallas Burn and San Jose Earthquakes. The league and Board of Governors thoroughly evaluated all teams and markets, based on their ability to provide value to the league and the sport overall for the long-term. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/us/news/2002/01/08/mls_contraction   (1243 words)

Model of consistency: NFL sets pace for all sports leagues - CBS SportsLine While the National Football League is the clear preference for sports investors and corporate partners who can afford to pay the substantial entry fee, the league nevertheless faces three ongoing challenges in key areas: (a) labor relations; (b) facility development; and (c) television/corporate advertising. It authorizes the league to advance up to 50 percent of the total private contribution to a stadium construction (up to a maximum of $150 million for each facility) based on the philosophy that league-wide stadium development increases the value of each franchise. This spring, the league increased its loan program by $210 million to $1.1 billion, a 24 percent increase over previous years -- their investment bonds are rated higher than any other major league sport. cbs.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/0,1328,5675892,00.html   (1690 words)

Why the WUSA Will Succeed In addition to Hendricks, the investors include: Amos B. Hostetter, Jr., founder and former chairman and CEO of Continental Cablevision; Brian L. Roberts and Amy Banse of Comcast Corporation; James C. Kennedy and James O. Robbins of Cox Enterprises; and Joseph J. Collins and Fred M. Dressler of Time Warner Cable. These heavy-hitter investors were able to negotiate a four-year, $12 million television deal with Turner Sports to broadcast 88 WUSA games over the four years on Turner Network Television and CNN/Sports Illustrated. With the investors in place and the money to start up the league, the investors say the sponsors will come to them because of who is involved and the appeal of women's soccer. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/womens_professional_sportsissues/45630   (452 words)

The City Paper - Smart, Fast, Free   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) The sources characterized the deal as essentially final, although approval by the United Soccer Leagues and government leaders in Virginia Beach for the new team's use of facilities at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex would still be needed to successfully complete the transaction. A-League Manager of Operations Tim Holt said Wednesday that the USL office in Tampa had still not received a franchise transfer application, which would be required for such a move to take place. Potential investors can spare themselves a franchise fee that currently stands at $250,000 by purchasing an existing team as opposed to applying to enter the league as a new entity. www.nashvillecitypaper.com /index.cfm?section=7&screen=news&news_id=5263   (708 words)

CNNSI.com - Soccer - Women's soccer league set to form - Tuesday February 15, 2000 05:59 PM The league will offer players an average base salary of about $40,000, which would be supplemented based on the performance of the league and its revenue, Hendricks said. Hendricks said the league aimed to raise $40 million by November 1 to fund the teams plus WUSA administration for the first five years of operation. A number of other entities have also expressed interest in the formation of a professional women's soccer league, and U.S. Soccer will assure that fairness and the best interests of the sport of soccer are addressed in studying each official proposal. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2000/02/15/womens_league   (733 words)

Diamonds in the Rough - CFO Magazine - April Issue 2002 - CFO.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Although considered the antithesis of big-money Major League baseball, the affiliated Minor League teams enjoy those margins primarily because their main attraction is heavily subsidized by the Show. Major League teams pay for the salaries and benefits of Minor League players, as well as per diem when the players are on the road. To ensure the financial viability of Minor League teams, the 1990 PBA requires owners to maintain a 55 percent equity stake in their ball clubs. www.cfo.com /article.cfm/3004004/2/c_3046521?f=insidecfo   (682 words)

Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam Many investors have interpreted that listing as indication that the communist government plans to list both profitable and loss-making state concerns. The majority of investors, brokerage professionals say, are amateurs who still don't understand the most basic financial concepts. He also vowed that foreign investors would be allowed to hold 49% of public companies, and that the government intended to privatize between 100 and 200 state enterprises, including the state banking giant Vietcombank and state-owned telecom concerns. www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/HE16Ae03.html   (1170 words)

MLS gets favorable ruling in players' suit. The fourth count alleged that by definition the formation of the new league as a single entity limits competition in violation of the Clayton Antitrust Act. The MLSPA alleged that MLS’s single-entity structure is a "sham" because the league's operator-investors are individual and different economic entities. In other words, the judge found that while MLS's investors may be different and divergent entities -- the Hunt family is different from Philip Anschutz who is different from the Kraft family, etc. -- they operate collectively within the framework of the league, and this is not in restraint of trade. www.soccertimes.com /mls/2000/apr20.htm   (1279 words)

T-L league future bright, president believes But with the league's investors putting very little money into the operation in 1997, the T-L League was left owing everything and everyone from the Internal Revenue Service to stadium leases to vendors to advertising. The reason for Pierce's optimism is that the league's investors are putting money back into the operation, thanks to the T-L League's expansion plans. Mobile and Corpus Christi were dissolved prior to the 1996 season, and the league has played the last two seasons as a six-team league. www.texnews.com /sports97/alcol110297.html   (770 words)

U.S. women's soccer league closes / Financial shortage ends what once had looked so promising The Women's United Soccer Association, the 3-year-old league that had teams in eight U.S. cities including San Jose, suspended operations after the league's board of governors determined it did not generate enough revenue to support a fourth season. Cribbs was a co-founder of the American Basketball League, and the folding of the women's basketball league, which could not compete against the deep pockets of the WNBA, is a painful memory that still carries its share of sting. But the WUSA's financial troubles were so severe, league officials said, that they could not wait 3 1/2 weeks for the Women's World Cup to conclude before making their announcement without jeopardizing their ability to honor player contracts and make severance packages available to their 375 employees. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/09/16/MN149199.DTL   (1223 words)

New York Cosmos Campaign Major League Soccer - MLS The league has been very proud of the fact that no team has had to relocate, merge, or fold as countless other clubs across all major sports in the USA have had to do in their beginnings. The league's television audience has been increasing slowly in key demographic areas, but a stimulus is definitely needed for the sport and league to get to the next level. The league is unlike any other American sports league because owners instead of owning their totally independent franchise, own part of the league but run a club. www.soccernova.com /html/activism/cosmos_campaign/mls.htm   (3154 words)

WSW Women's United Soccer Assn News Both the investors and players have executed preliminary agreements and are working to finalize the first round of financing which is scheduled to close by April 1, 2000. A minimum of $40 million is scheduled to be provided by the investors to fund a minimum of eight teams plus the league administration during the first five years of WUSA operations. These investors are committed to an independent league in which the women's professional game is the priority. www.womensoccer.com /refs/wusa_refs/wusa-anncment_3mar00.html   (1383 words)

Daily Dose of Optimism: Why aren't more major-league investors blogging? But when it comes to investors, and I say this speaking from my own experience with this blog, I think another key reason that weighs on would-be professional investor-bloggers is that serious investors are reluctant to "give away" trade secrets. For professional, brand-name investors, the idea that one would be giving away trade secrets is valid - if you were the only one writing and you put everything single aspect of your process out there. In fact, when you think about what the angry-letter writing activist investors are doing to achieve their returns, it is almost laughable in comparison with the ability to state your case in as much detail as you like, potentially reaching a company's entire investor base and news media, for free, on the web. ddo.typepad.com /ddo/2006/03/is_it_really_po.html   (1281 words)

ABC Sport - Soccer - Women's soccer needs pro league: Blatter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) The US professional league, started in the afterglow of the hugely successful 1999 Women's World Cup, shut down embarrassingly just five days before the start of this year's World Cup. The league, whose investors reportedly faced multi-million dollar deficits in some markets, failed to attract enough major sponsors, chairman John Hendricks said. The US-based league had attracted players from around the world, and Blatter says that is a key to improved fitness and skill demonstrated in this year's tournament. www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s963538.htm   (351 words)

pitch.com | News | Punting Is for Pansies So he toils for workingman's wages in a league with padded walls for sidelines and a 1-to-1 player-to-cheerleader ratio. As late as last August, the group of investors bringing arena football to Kansas City planned for an expansion team in 2007. In this climate, the Brigade's investors agreed to cough up $18 million just to get the rights for a team, not to mention the costs of assembling the franchise — players' salaries, workers' compensation, hiring someone to design a Web site. www.pitch.com /Issues/2006-02-09/news/feature.html   (968 words)

TimesDispatch.com | YOUR FUNDS: What about fantasy league for investors?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) And for investors trying to get a better handle on choosing and managing an investment portfolio, here's an idea that is long overdue: fantasy mutual-fund leagues. Sure it's quirky, but so is the Fantasy Fashion League (www.fantasyfashionleague.com), where players score points based on the actions of famous designers and celebrities. Fantasy money is powerful because investors tend to be a bit cowardly when their own cash is on the line. www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767865203&path=!business!columnists&s=1045855934868   (821 words)

San Diego CityBEAT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Likewise, league investors might have become caught up in the emotional moment and forgot that a successful business requires decision-makers to rely upon the brain more than the heart. Like the American Football League of the 1960s, establish teams in small cities that show potential to grow and dominate their region in the future. From a commercial standpoint, that is exactly where the WUSA needed to start and, unless investors are willing to lose millions of dollars per season, their re-organization should begin. www.sdcitybeat.com /article.php?id=1567   (857 words)

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