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The Long-Term Stock Exchange: Get the Recognition You Deserve
Stand Out in a Short-Term World
In today's market, where quarterly results often overshadow long-term vision, your commitment to long-term governance and strategy deserves the spotlight.
Carol Geremia, MFS Investment Management President and Co-Head of Global Distribution, observes:
Carol Geremia, MFS Investment Management President and Co-Head of Global Distribution, observes:
"LTSE represents a bold attempt to reshape the capital
markets ecosystem and to provide a platform for companies that prioritize long-term success." 1
Exclusive Listing for Visionary Companies
The Long-Term Stock Exchange is designed exclusively for the top 10-15%* of public companies that prioritize:
Strong governance
Durable value accretion
Long-term strategies
A New Paradigm in Capital Markets
As Ashby Monk, Executive & Research Director of Stanford Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing, states:
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“The Long-Term Stock Exchange is designed to connect the institutions that have long-term oriented capital with the visionary companies that need it, in a public capital market that works for the benefit of all participants.” 2
Backed by Half a Century of Expertise
The Long-Term Stock Exchange is the only SEC-approved exchange with listing standards that codify long-term value accretion. Our principles are rooted in 50 years of research from academics, policymakers, and some of the best business minds in the capital markets system. They focus on stakeholders, strategy, compensation, governance, and investors — all with a long-term perspective.
Keith Ambachtsheer, a leading expert in pension design, governance, and investing, and Co-Founder of KPA Advisory Services, wrote in his industry-respected publication "The Ambachtsheer Letter":
Keith Ambachtsheer, a leading expert in pension design, governance, and investing, and Co-Founder of KPA Advisory Services, wrote in his industry-respected publication "The Ambachtsheer Letter":
“The Long-Term Stock Exchange is an example of an innovation/collaboration opportunity that should be supported and used to their full extent.” 3
A revolutionary set of 5 SEC-approved principles
Our long-term-focused principles are what differentiate the Long-Term Stock Exchange from all other Exchanges. They provide the framework for your company to build a set of standards and policies that reflect who you are and how you want to be viewed by the world. Filed with and approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), these principles reflect innovative corporate governance and drive a long-term focus.
Principle 1: Stakeholders
Long-term focused companies should consider a broader group of stakeholders and the critical role they play in one another’s success.
Principle 2: Strategy
Long-term focused companies should measure success in years and decades and prioritize long-term decision making.
Principle 3: Compensation
Long-term focused companies should align executive compensation and board compensation with long-term performance.
Principle 4: Governance
Boards of directors of long-term focused companies should be engaged in and have explicit oversight of long-term strategy.
Principle 5: Investors
Long-term focused companies should engage with their long-term shareholders.
A Blueprint for Sustainable Growth
Christopher Marquis, Cambrige Professor and Author, notes: In his book "The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profit and Socializes Cost," Christopher Marquis, Cambridge Professor and Author, discusses a number of ways for the financial system to shift its focus from short-termism to creating a more lasting and positive impact on the world.
One organization he has studied is the Long-Term Stock Exchange, of which he notes:
One organization he has studied is the Long-Term Stock Exchange, of which he notes:
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"The Long-Term Stock Exchange offers a blueprint for how businesses can thrive by focusing on long-term value creation, breaking out of systems that reinforce the pressures of short-term profitability."4
Get the Recognition You Deserve
When you list on the Long-Term Stock Exchange, you're not just another ticker symbol. You're part of a community acknowledging a commitment to building enduring value. Because true success isn't measured in quarters – it's measured in years and decades. Schedule a meeting to learn more.
Together, we can build a better world of business.
*Based on an internal analysis conducted by LTSE Services, Inc., in January 2024.
Notes
- LTSE Services has partnered with MFS to analyze the long-term performance of a select number of MFS funds subsequent to the release of this endorsement.
- Ashby Monk is a former advisor to and former employee of LTSE.
- Keith Ambachsheer is an investor in LTSE.
Sources
- Geremia, C. (2025). Playing a Bigger Game [White paper]. MFS Investment Management. https://ltse.com/lp/mfs-white-paper.
- Monk, A. (2021). Ashby Monk on how the cost of companies staying private hits all of us. LTSE Insights. See also: https://ltse.com/insights/the-cost-of-companies-staying-private-hits-all-of-us.
- Ambachtsheer, K. (2025). The Ambachtsheer Letter. KPA Advisory Services. See also: https://kpa-advisory.com/the-ambachtsheer-letter/view/understanding-corporate-longevity-what-secret-sauce-do-firms-over-100-years-old-have-in-common.
- Marquis, C. (2024). The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs. See also: https://ltse.com/revolutionizing-the-market-a-closer-look-at-the-long-term-stock-exchange.
Disclaimer
The information contained above is provided for informational purposes only, and nothing contained herein should be construed as investment advice, either on behalf of a particular security or an overall investment strategy. Readers should consult their own tax, legal, accounting, or investment advisors.
Many of the services outlined in this document are provided by LTSE Services, Inc. LTSE Services and its affiliates, including the Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., a registered national securities exchange under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act, do not provide tax, legal, accounting, investment banking, or investment advisory services or advice. Companies are not required to adopt or purchase any tools or services from LTSE Services in order to apply to list on the Long-Term Stock Exchange.
Companies can customize their long-term policies; however, only the Exchange’s independent regulatory staff can determine whether proposed policies meet the principles-based requirements for listing under Exchange rules.
Neither LTSE nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendation to buy or sell any security or any representation about the financial condition of any company. Statements regarding LTSE-listed companies are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
© 2025 LTSE Services, Inc.
Many of the services outlined in this document are provided by LTSE Services, Inc. LTSE Services and its affiliates, including the Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., a registered national securities exchange under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act, do not provide tax, legal, accounting, investment banking, or investment advisory services or advice. Companies are not required to adopt or purchase any tools or services from LTSE Services in order to apply to list on the Long-Term Stock Exchange.
Companies can customize their long-term policies; however, only the Exchange’s independent regulatory staff can determine whether proposed policies meet the principles-based requirements for listing under Exchange rules.
Neither LTSE nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendation to buy or sell any security or any representation about the financial condition of any company. Statements regarding LTSE-listed companies are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
© 2025 LTSE Services, Inc.