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Despite the cold, calculated, corporate persona Wall Street projects, humanity is an indelible component of the business world. Probably the most essential ingredient. Recognizing and understanding how human behavior drives decisions is a skill all shareholders need to hone. Even …
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Knowing the deadline for filing your shareholder proposal will better enable you to map out a timeline for success. DID YOUR COMPANY HOLD AN ANNUAL MEETING THE PREVIOUS YEAR? If you plan on submitting your proposal for the annual meeting …
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One of the more admirable aims of shareholder activism is socially responsible investing, when investors attempt to leverage rights as shareholders of a publicly-traded corporation to affect social change. This includes discouraging investments overseas in area of the world rife …
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Data maintenance and security is of paramount importance to shareholders and investors, particularly if they trade. At the very least, in order to be a shareholder activist, one must have instant, reliable access to their shares. Portfolios, accounts, holdings, payment …
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Are you concerned with the long-term viability of a publicly traded company in which you hold shares? Is management missing an important opportunity? Do you have a great idea that will add shareholder value? If so, don’t just dispute, contribute. …
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To safeguard the long-term viability of their investments, shareholders need to understand the psychological drivers behind both rational and irrational market forces. For instance, shareholders need to be aware of the economic phenomenon known as the “bubble.” Generally speaking, the …
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Shareholder proposals that focused on affecting procedures and by-laws have been far more likely to be adopted by US publicly traded companies than other types of investor submissions. That is according to “Proxy Monitor 2011-A Report on Corporate Governance and …
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Complex financial instruments can present intimidating psychological obstacles to investors. An investor is not expected to understand all the nuances of the investment vehicles in which he invests. Yet misguided trust can lead to disaster and threaten the viability of …
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When is a corporation not a corporation? When it is a person. Huh? Fairness is relative to the interpretation of the laws governing publicly traded companies. From the outside looking in, this prism may seem a bit peculiar at times, …
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Not everyone can be a Carl Icahn or T. Boone Pickens — the famed activist shareholders notable for acquiring equity stakes in publicly owned companies to force action to improve value of the company or buy back their shares at …
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