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A shareholder activist is not an island—at least if he wants to affect change. Heavyweight shareholder activists, or cabals of corporate raiders, can exert brute force to bend the board of a publicly traded company to their will. However, the …
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The revolution is finally being televised. As the little protest that could chugs along in Lower Manhattan, “Occupy Wall Street” is gaining national and even international media attention—after being barricaded from the front pages early on. Despite what critics want …
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In shareholder activism, knowledge is power and that power often rests in the substance of the documents and reference points you can pool to support your arguments. Once you engage your shareholder activist campaign and immerse yourself in locating, reviewing, …
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Will your blog be built to last—or will it be one of the many that have withered and died, having limped along until being abandoned on the side of the road in cyberspace? How many blogs are there? Blog search …
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Are Shareholders Getting What We’re Paying For? When the New York Times recently reported the results of a study on executive compensation conducted on its behalf by Equilar (the Redwood, Calif.-based executive research firm), pandering pundits and politicians slammed the …
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Why it Matters to the Voiceless Investor and for Shareholder Activism Lack of bi-partisan support, much to the plight of shareholder activists, is sure to derail the Shareholder Protection Act of 2011— the latest incarnation of much-needed legislation to curb …
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A stock is a share of ownership in a company that can be bought, sold, or traded as contrasted with a bond which is loan to a company that can be bought, sold or traded. Trading may have occurred as …
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MGM released a timeless movie in 1976, our Bi-Centennial: Network. “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” So ranted Howard Beale (gloriously played by Peter Finch). As the world turns, voiceless investors continue to …
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Wall Street Psychologist
About Christopher Bayer, Ph.D.
Co-founder of TheShareholderActivist.comTM, Christopher Bayer, Ph.D., is "The Wall Street Psychologist." With his weekly blogs, research and special features, Dr. Bayer brings you inside the minds of The Street as few can.
Since the early 1980's, Dr. Bayer has practiced as a licensed New York psychologist and psychoanalyst, specializing in the treatment of financial services executives in the securities and banking industries. He has a long standing interest in shareholder education and shareholder activism.
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The Shareholder Activist's Mission
The Shareholder Activist is a network that empowers investors to exercise their rights as equity stakeholders. Our goal is to create a platform for responsible shareholder activism ensuring the viability and sustainability of companies we co-own. As an online community we provide tools, tactics, and techniques to hold companies to their stated mission. We advocate for shareholder and investor education.