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Armstrong adds that investors should get a discount for forfeiting control: "I want to pay less for a company where my ownership does not include control."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It’s a winning combination for these two indexes to reduce risk by a fifth while forfeiting only about a 10th of the S&P 500 return.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

He had to make a charitable donation while forfeiting bonuses and equity, a sum the Tour values at up to $90 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

If you can manage it, forfeiting $2,000 of income would save you $8,756 on premiums.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

As a result, judges are not required to inform criminal defendants of some of the most important rights they are forfeiting when they plead guilty to a felony.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander