
There is little that shareholders can do to mitigate their risk when investing in a retail company
other than to spread out their risk among several industry market segments and companies.

Informed shareholders can take measures to mitigate risk by:
- Insisting upon changes in senior management.
- Demanding that enhanced corporate governance methods be instituted to protect the shareholders.
- Terminating their equity participation.
YAKE & ASSOCIATES, INC. OFFERS ASSET PROTECTION SERVICES TO IDENTIFY AN AT-RISK COMPANY AND MONITOR
THE COMPANY ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO ENSURE THAT ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF OPERATION ARE MAINTAINED.

Investment bankers, traditional lenders, creditors, bondholders, fund managers, and stock analysts
have all the information necessary to evaluate the risks associated with retail investing.

Historically, investment firms, portfolio managers, and stock analysts have been hampered by a lack
of real-time and verifiable information coming from the management within the 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 the market trends. Fraud and reckless management
rob shareholders of value, and indications of such practices are not readily apparent through traditional methods.
YAKE & ASSOCIATES, INC. EVALUATES COMPANY PERFORMANCE TO IDENTIFY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES THAT ARE CONTRARY
TO SHAREHOLDER INTEREST. WE DEVELOP REAL-TIME INFORMATION THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK IN, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDUSTRY.
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