Let's take a look at a few stocks with notable insider buying to see if retail investors should follow suit. Fast food giant Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) had some impressive insider buying recently. Chairman, major shareholder, and billionaire Nelson Peltz...

Wendy's is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results on Monday. Wendy's was combined with Arby's for less than three years, in a deal engineered by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz. Wendy's sold Arby's to a private-equity firm in July, saying it...

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I have always idolized the actions of activist investors like Carl Icahn and Nelson Peltz who have the ability to force underperforming management teams to take actions which maximize value for shareholders. IEP), offers individual investors a rare...

Under it, firms have posted revenue gains in 2011 based on the deterioration of their credit quality. (The explanation for this is so convoluted that it’s best saved for another column on another day.) Still, investors will keep their eyes peeled for...

Wendy's has concentrated on those two things since divesting Wendy's .Arby's Group in 2011 to focus its energy solely on the Wendy's brand, she said. Even before divesting Wendy's/Arby's Group , and after Nelson Peltz's Triarc Cos. bought the company...