You swear you'll change your habits, and yet it happens every year: Your Christmas shopping goes down to the final few frantic days. Are you stuck once again this holiday season about what to get your favorite CEO? Fear not, we have a few suggestions for you.
Top 10 CEO Gift Ideas
10. Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison: A "Buy it Now" button to attach to every small enterprise software company.
9. Former Enron CEO Ken Lay: Guidebook to Surviving in Argentina's Rugged Andes Region.
8. Former Monster (NASDAQ:MNST) CEO Andrew McKelvey: A copy of the "This will NOT look good on my resume" guide to accounting irregularities.
7. Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling: A carton of cigarettes.
6. Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) CEO Terry Semel: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe, to go.
5. Gap (NYSE:GPS) CEO Paul Pressler: Inflatable return customers.
4. Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne: A replica light saber to better defend against Sith Lords.
3. Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban: A stocking full of humility, and the domain www.shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.com.
2. Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) CEO David Novak: Safe food handling guide for his Taco Bell restaurants.
1. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder Bill Gates: An iPod Shuffle (so small, no one will ever know).
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Microsoft is an Inside Value recommendation, while Yahoo! is a Stock Advisor selection. Gap is a choice of both newsletters. Overstock was once a Rule Breakers choice. See all of our investing recommendations - and give some as a gift! -- here.
