Yake & Associates

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, LITIGATION SUPPORT
& EXECUTIVE SEARCH
FOR COMPANIES OF DISTINCTION


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    Retail businesses have been
failing by the hundreds.

 
  • Is there more to these failures than meets the eye?
  • Could such failures have been foreseen and prevented?
  • Did overstating inventory rob shareholders of value?
   

Yes....

Yake & Associates, Inc. predicted nearly every major retail business failure long before it occurred.




Click on the section titles below to learn more about Yake & Associates, Inc.

* Problems & Solutions
Historically, investment firms, portfolio managers, stock analysts, traditional lenders and creditors have been hampered by a lack of real-time and verifiable information coming from the management within a company. This makes the analysis process difficult and/or inaccurate. It forces the financial services industry into a position of only being able to analyze the numbers and market trends. Fraud and reckless management rob stakeholders of value, and indications of such practices are not readily apparent through traditional methods. Yake & Associates, Inc. has developed over 26 telltale signs of a troubled retailer in-the-making.
* Shareholder Protection, the Myths & Facts
Yake & Associates, Inc. discloses the common Myths & Facts about retail investing and describes its asset protection plan for preserving shareholder value and surviving retail investments.
* Mission
The primary mission of Yake & Associates, Inc. is to protect retail boards, lenders, shareholders, pension fund managers, board of director members, investment bankers and other financial institutions.
* Firm Newsletter
Yake & Associates, Inc. was the first company to make available to the public this comprehensive article showing the connection between inventory manipulation, shrinkage and their relationship to retail business failures.
* Methodology
At the heart of our methodology is consistent, rigorous ongoing due diligence and intimate knowledge of the retail industry that protects shareholder value by providing early warning of retail business failures before they occur.
* Executive Search
Yake & Associates' non-traditional approach to executive search has proved invaluable to our clients and established our company's reputation as a unique and sophisticated boutique firm.
* Company History
Yake & Associates, Inc. is a discrete incident-management firm that specializes in shareholder protection, loss control, corporate governance, and asset protection in the retail industry.
* Biography
Mr. Yake is currently the managing partner of Yake & Associates, Inc. His unique approach has shaped the company's mission and has made him a recognized expert in this field.
* News & Links
Read the recent article published in Women's Wear Daily which highlights Tom Yake's philosopy about why retailers fail.

Also see the latest news and links to other web sites with pertinent information covering Shareholder Protection, Corporate Governance issues and related topics.
* Other Services
Yake & Associates, Inc. has developed a sophisticated level of investigative services for the retail, investment, legal and accounting professions. Our professional analysis and advice on complex financial, personnel and business matters relates to corporate governance, integrity assurance and shareholder protection in the retail business environment.
* Contact Us
If you want to find out more, or need help with complex investment decisions involving any of the issues you've read about here, contact us by completing
this form. If you have information regarding abuse presently occuring within a retail company you may contact us anonymously at 207-985-6320 or by E-mail.
 
tom@yake.com
207.985.6320
P.O. Box 42
Kennebunk, Maine 04043



Last revised: September, 2006, Winter Harbor Group