Schedules 13D and 13G are filed by companies to disclose beneficial ownership information, which is defined as more than 5% of a company's stock issue. Forms 3, 4, and 5 are filed by stockholders ...

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Schedule 13G form is an alternative filing for the Schedule 13D form and is used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue. Schedule 13G is a shorter ...

The U.S. Treasury Department said it would change its plans for rolling out a corporate-ownership database, after its release of a draft reporting form appeared to give companies a way to opt out ...

Ownership is both significant ... And at the end of the year, employees get their share of company profits in the form of a dividend check. $5,000 or $8,000 or $12,000 — even modest profit ...