In many companies, the biggest portion of the CEO’s compensation is tied to its stock price. When the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates close to zero, it had an unintended consequence of a booming stock market which has resulted in multi-million dollar payouts to those lucky enough to be CEO during the past 8 years. Going forward, CEOs need to grow their businesses if they want to earn big bonuses. For many CEOs the easiest way to create growth is through acquisitions. Here are two ways to play the coming acquisitions boom.
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