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Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks in my portfolio. Their annual meeting was held on February 23, 2012 . This was one meeting I attended in person, both to vote and to move my motion to provide shareowners with a …
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In law, there is a principle known as “Ignorantia juris non excusat,” or “ignorance of the law does not excuse.” It holds that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law. Without …
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“Corporations determine far more than any other institution the air we breathe, the quality of the water we drink, even where we live. Yet they are not accountable to anyone.” Those words were on the 1991 cover of Power and …
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Larger than Life We need and want our CEOs to be charismatic, heroic, fearless and virtuous, above reproach. Recently Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Chesapeake Energy and Yahoo’s shareholders have rallied to challenge CEO compensation and behavior. Shareholders crave value, production, and …
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“Corporations determine far more than any other institution the air we breathe, the quality of the water we drink, even where we live. Yet they are not accountable to anyone.” Those words were on the 1991 cover of Power and …
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Revolution/Evolution is an Historically Valid and Natural Psycho-biological Reaction to Perceived Oppression and Inequity Last week I was invited to appear on the Fox Business News show “After the Bell” hosted by Liz Claman and David Asman. Right out of …
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“Corporations determine far more than any other institution the air we breathe, the quality of the water we drink, even where we live. Yet they are not accountable to anyone.” Those words were on the 1991 cover of Power and …
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Has Wall Street Changed? What is the true nature of Wall Street culture? As an expert in the treatment of Wall Street personnel since the early 1980s, I was recently invited to participate in a panel discussion as part of …
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When I started posting in 1995 I could come home from work, do a quick search on Alta Vista (before google) and read everything posted on corporate governance in a few minutes. Now searching “corporate governance” brings up 34 million …
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A shareholder proposal is a documented recommendation that a shareholder formally submits to a publicly-traded company advocating the company take a specific course of action. A shareholder proposal should not be long-winded, multi-page document. In fact, if it exceeds 500 …
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