Michael Brush, MSN and UpOnStocks.com, discusses some stocks

We're back it is gas cart Friday here on the financial exchange in -- could happen any time follow me on Twitter at Gary GR -- Dow only down seven points now S&P -- -- And I got to tell you that on a day where I thought the -- who began with yet and you did say earlier than it if it did -- in the first hour that it would be because investors sitting on the sidelines cash and all that that's not yet in the old days back if. And 20082009. People would hold their stocks over a long weekend sitting back in 20012002. Didn't wanna hold them over long week in the double mall on Friday and wait to buy back on Tuesday -- that's the life of the day trader. Somebody who's not a day trader but a pretty good investor different mind is Michael brush from MSN money dot com Mike I don't. Well -- -- how how bad can it be Mike it's a Friday a holiday weekend we get the long weekend coming up anything like this that. Eight let's talk about executive compensation. You you have started Michael brush folks who started his own committee and it's called the occupy your portfolio what's up with that. Well and talk spring proceed here is right. Yeah since and you know we see there are currently Yahoo! invest -- to speak and so -- -- -- -- am looking at two. Companies to have a corporate governance and I think that their good names to put your portfolio. I'm guessing JPMorgan's not on the list. That's us that's a fiasco -- don't you dare defend Jamie Dimon. I will be on you like white on -- that that's a disgrace he did a museum you are more qualified to head up their risk committee in the museum curator that they had Kama. It well it would it would it would about it the Indy Dario corporate governance. Well but also -- -- Leo yeah that's got to -- company. That's a work in this book down. So -- -- company. Excellent social networking company right and connect people for -- the most fundamental social interactions. That restrict. The -- this thing -- We it's occupying your portfolio column is about. Base with good corporate governance and I think this is that it could signal type that's part of mosaic in advancing -- -- Yeah but -- if it's an obscure like how does how to. How does the individual investor know if JPMorgan's got good corporate governor's -- and -- Well you know it's tough because be right which has ants in need to go to these you America's internal site call up tests were -- -- and they have people. Were dedicated to looking at these filings making calls and I -- there resurgent cherry you know so. You kind of have to follow in their media guests you know what what people -- sank. -- Well that's one way but I mean TV. Is it is it disclosed when your reading -- Like I mean -- -- like how many people actually read the -- Keep Hillary fines or which is real crime I think in you can't stop that they can do it aren't you after you and people aren't. You know that your people read aren't citizens. Today. As a as a guideline -- some of the guidelines. Look for excessive pay that should disqualify. -- -- corporate government wanna -- war. In the years. War excessive perks like. Planes and security in our spec and it -- at -- all these seeing signs of ward why we were problem we want the borders -- two -- use -- order. Against management that theory out about the war dead in bed with and it gets what they're not on your side arm and it. Give us an example of a good board that you do you look at the companies say while that's a good board of directors they're kicking ass over there. Well we have five us and I'll -- didn't want me give me your favorite. And I. Am sick -- scourge -- -- -- its search an Angel really RC you know pay 100. Co-founder. But here's a -- -- have a the company. Better -- to do. Read the corporate treasury. Basically. You know -- order -- with you know forty money to pay packages he's been getting trapped in a year would have many year years labeled the medical beat now aren't. They practice it and continued. And that here's -- Shoppach. -- screwed up but here's here's what this represents symbolically that represents a kind of mortality which is reflected in the company. Is that it takes markups lower than Wal-Mart -- of course that's where people of Costco and it's shared parties that market with employees and theoretically were part of -- Oreo as a result and certainly. You know this is sucked it up or 1% in the past ten years compared to eight expected yes people aren't so. Has your opinion changed on apple because Tim Cook just. Forgo the heat it's announced today and read it he's he's pass and up a 75 million dollar dividend on his restricted stock we think of Tim -- now after does that. Well that's that's meant Christie's east -- -- it is today you know they say what you -- match and and and so in options whatever. Here's here's another one I think really you -- Have to say united -- -- the company would we acquired at a lot of problems right stock options scandal -- Now there model -- -- it is in. Well the thing on a check in the great and you know I think that speaks well -- how they're gonna beat you sure are going forward. United you know. UnitedHealth -- elect them you know. Yes -- -- brokered EU and it has to do they have. You know they have that the board is independent. They have. You know each members up for election year this you know -- is pretty much -- How does it compare when you look at American companies and you compare to say a Canadian companies. How did they had they paid their CEOs in Canada relative to what they pay in him in the United States. I've never done that comparison but I know you know compared to most places in the world like Europe for example there's a lot lower here. That does currency you know pay craziness -- quite it's starting to ask your yet. No no -- in Indiana in that's I've studied it before if you go to that AFL CIO state so they'd be -- do pretty good job turn it down. And break in and out down for now. And other one unless we hear that I had -- one another two more just go yeah the other Cisco. -- the giant company. I opened up its attack on US YS. CEO this ruling yet. Address where are the other -- Again it is a great example of they've just given over it so much -- options that its just been tougher than to get any action. And an attack a company that has a corporate governance a little 1 AMCC also is increasing insider buying interest product cycle coming up on our little name I think that's in the bridge there.