The company started compensating people and businesses more than a year before it reached the multibillion-dollar civil settlement with tens of thousands of individuals and businesses.

WSJ: BP Faults Deepwater Spill Claims Overseer

And if nothing has done to convince bondholders that extra 4.3% of GDP tax increase dedicated to compensating them for default risk is coming, next year what will be needed will be not 4.3% of GDP but 8.6% of GDP.

FORBES: Eurozone: Italy Heads Over the Edge

The system evolves constantly and 800 units have to be deployed every year to complete and maintain the array, compensating losses due to ice, beaching, design cycle (4-5 years) and cover areas that are far from well travelled routes.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

My best explanation for the fee premium is that advisors that charge higher fees are more willing and able to absorb the cost of compensating Schwab as much as 0.25% of assets per year for referrals.

FORBES: Before You Talk To Chuck, Read This