Spin-Offs Set to Radically Change Companies In 2017 and 2018

The bull market is now closer to nine years old than it is eight, and the great stock market rally of 2017 has continued to amaze skeptics and bulls alike. One consideration about a bull market is that there are many companies that underperform their peers and the market. There are also instances in which companies can operate better and more efficiently if they are more focused on core areas. This has led to waves of unit sales, spin-offs and other business unit separations.