InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Learning2vest]

JimLur, re your question in the ref post;

"Why do we see value and management doesn't?"

Good chance that we are looking at IDCC primarily as an investment that will provide future income for us when it becomes more valuable(that's what I'm hoping anyway). We are "investors" when it comes to InterDigital, and nothing else.

The folks employed at InterDigital may see those same IDCC shares as just part of their salary, i.e., "paychecks" that need a little SEC paperwork to be cashed. In fact, they may have qualified financial advisors telling them that since they have their salary income dependent on InterDigital, and so much of that is dependent on the future stock price because of the options based structure, holding any IDCC investments makes them much too dependent on one investment. So, they may be hearing advice telling them that they should be selling some, or all, of their available IDCC stock regardless of what they expect, and putting that money into a more diversified set of investments.

What I would like to know is WHERE are THEY investing the money they get after selling IDCC shares? Now, there are some answers I would find very interesting to read about. I mean we have looked around for investments and we see IDCC as being pretty good, right? So,.... wouldn't it be fun if we COULD see what kind of investors those InterDigital executives really are? Long term T Bills maybe. CD's earning 2%? Nah, they would not be THAT chicken little conservative, or would they?

Maybe they are spreading the money over anything other than telecom stocks in order to diversify, or into real estate deals that provide some tax shelter in addition to long term capital gains? Lot's of possibilities when somebody has so much money coming at them in both salary and exercisable stock options. We should all have those problems!