AT&T
Should AT&T Investors Swap?
AT&T shareholders have the opportunity to make a tax-free exchange of their shares for AT&T Wireless shares. Trouble is, those who take this deal will not receive any of the other announced spin-offs coming later this year. Should investors put their chips into wireless, or should they stick with old Ma Bell? As always, it depends.
Inside AT&T's Break Up Plan
On May 11, AT&T filed its preliminary proxy to shareholders detailing its plan to split into four separate companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Of primary interest to shareholders is how AT&T's massive debt will be divided among its successors. AT&T Broadband gets a huge piece of it, but AT&T is trying to pay it down in a hurry. How the divisions will perform as separate companies remains the big, unanswered question, and it's important to investors facing the May 25 deadline for trading their AT&T shares for those of AT&T Wireless.
The Right Track on Tracking Stocks
AT&T Wireless and the proposed new AT&T stocks are tracking stocks. Here's how to understand them and the way they may affect your investment decisions.