The Ultimate Software Group

• Can Companies Be a Great Place to Work and a Great Stock?

  By Erin McBride - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CPT, DVN, DWA, GOOG, NTAP, QCOM, ULTI, WFM

  Fortune Magazine recently published its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Out of curiosity I compared the list to the stock market to see which were publicly traded, and if there is any correlation between being a great place to work and being a great stock.
  
  Out of the top 10 best companies to work for, only four are publicly traded- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAPmore »)

• Can Companies Be a Great Place to Work and a Great Stock?

  By Erin McBride - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CPT, DVN, DWA, GOOG, NTAP, QCOM, ULTI, WFM

  Fortune Magazine recently published its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Out of curiosity I compared the list to the stock market to see which were publicly traded, and if there is any correlation between being a great place to work and being a great stock.
  
  Out of the top 10 best companies to work for, only four are publicly traded- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAPmore »)

• Telecommuting: Plus or Minus for Your Portfolio?

  By Marie Flanigan - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: ACN, CSCO, INTC, ULTI

  As someone who works from home and has had several jobs which allowed me to telecommute at least part of the time, I started to think about all the telecommuting talk in the news lately. How are companies with high rates of telecommuting faring in the market? Do companies need that Google-like campus environment to stay creative and current, or is that just one successful model?

  I looked at some more »

• Can Companies Be a Great Place to Work and a Great Stock?

  By Erin McBride - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: CPT, DVN, DWA, GOOG, NTAP, QCOM, ULTI, WFM

  Fortune Magazine recently published its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Out of curiosity I compared the list to the stock market to see which were publicly traded, and if there is any correlation between being a great place to work and being a great stock.
  
  Out of the top 10 best companies to work for, only four are publicly traded- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAPmore »)

• Telecommuting: Plus or Minus for Your Portfolio?

  By Marie Flanigan - March 9, 2013 | Tickers: ACN, CSCO, INTC, ULTI

  As someone who works from home and has had several jobs which allowed me to telecommute at least part of the time, I started to think about all the telecommuting talk in the news lately. How are companies with high rates of telecommuting faring in the market? Do companies need that Google-like campus environment to stay creative and current or is that just one successful model? I looked at some more »

• ADP: An Excellent Pick in 2012

  By Christopher French - March 1, 2012 | Tickers: ADP, NSP, PAYX, ULTI

  Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP), with a market capitalization of about $26.6 billion, is the largest global provider of payroll, human resources, tax filing, data processing, and benefits outsourcing services. The company has a commanding position in the large company segment of the payroll processing industry but also counts small and medium sized business among its more than 570,000 clients.  The company's principal competition comes from Paychex more »

• Paychex: A Hidden Gem

  By Christopher French - February 13, 2012 | Tickers: ADP, NSP, PAYX, ULTI

  Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) has carved out a niche in the small business segment of payroll processing, human resources, and benefits industry while the large company segment of the market is served by its bigger rival Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP).  At fiscal year end 2011, about 99% of Paychex's clients were businesses of fewer than 100 employees while its competitors operate throughout the full range of business sizes.   Other more »