It’s Time To Break The Quarterly Cycle

(Original Caption) General view of close to 4,000 share owners at the 64th annual meeting of the General Electric Company.Bettmann ArchivePublic companies go through the same routine every quarter: preparing narratives about how they’ve done, meeting with the Street, and answering myriad questions from the investment community. Research suggests this cycle may encourage short-term behavior over long-term value creation. But maybe not for much longer.Recently, Donald Trump called for the SEC to reconsider it ...