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The Motley Fool
May 5, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does.   |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How Dare You Own Wal-Mart? There are many good reasons to buy companies you dislike. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Jeffrey Morgan |
Corporate America Wants Your Vote Why we should all care about corporate governance. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
These Fund Companies Are Letting Us Down It's ridiculous, but some fund firms are supporting excessive CEO pay. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
First Time's the Charm? Several first-time shareholder proposals have gotten surprising support this year. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Voting: Not Just for November Anymore It's a very exciting time of year for investors: tax season, annual report season, and proxy voting season. Believe it or not, it's worth your time to sift through the mail and uncover your ballot; your proxy votes carry more power than you think. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Flexing Their Biceps The arena of proxy voting is not only interesting, it's also important. When you receive proxy-voting materials, take time to read through them and then cast your vote. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Indecent Proposals Watch out for shareholders, especially of Apple Computer, shaking things up at public companies this year. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Foreshadowed Losses You Shouldn't Ignore You might one day regret that complacent proxy vote. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Majorities Win Major Victories Policies that encourage better boards have gained traction in 2011. |
BusinessWeek
June 11, 2007
Jena McGregor |
Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Trouble at the Top for Whole Foods? We dig a little deeper into a shareholder resolution aimed at the company. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
David Henry |
Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance? |
BusinessWeek
October 16, 2006
Roben Farzad |
Fidelity's Divided Loyalties Fidelity Investments could be the king of shareholder rights. But do its corporate interests get in the way? |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Goodyear: Management 3, Reform 0 Unions' and shareholders' proposals get torpedoed at the tiremaker's annual meeting. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Winning ... Slowly CEO overcompensation is gradually being challenged in corporate America by shareholders, through resolutions and annual meeting proposals. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Meet the Companies in the Hot Seat This Year Shareholders plan to turn up the heat on environmental sustainability issues. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Keeping Score at Major Companies Big issues abound in proxy statements this year. Don't miss your chance to chime in. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Louis Lavelle |
A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Conflicted Mutual Funds There are conflicts of interest afoot in mutual funds. The bottom line if you're interested in seeing shareholder proposals pass at companies in which you've invested is to check out the proxy-voting policies at the funds that own big chunks of the companies. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
You Can Make a Difference Shareholders can propose changes for companies, and if they gain enough support, they can make a big difference. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Toby Shute |
Shareholders 1, Board Bozos 0 Score one for shareholder empowerment. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Activists End the Year Fighting Here's a prediction for next year: More big battles are brewing on the corporate governance front. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Your Stocks' Secrets Investors, knowledge is power, so don't ignore a freely available source of the best-kept corporate secrets -- the proxy statement. Proxy season is upon us -- don't forget to do your homework. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Read Those Proxy Statements in 2006 Shareholder resolutions are an increasingly important vehicle for shareholder activism of all sorts. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Whole Foods Joins the Moral Majority Whole Foods, the organic grocer, has amended its bylaws to adopt a majority voting standard for its director elections. |
CFO
September 1, 2010
Joseph McCafferty |
Who's in Charge Here? Listening to shareholders is easy. Making sense of their concerns is not. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Shift Toward Shareholder Rights Shareholder-friendly policies may become an increasing priority in corporate America. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Is Your Fund Voting the Way You Want? If you care about social matters, find some compelling fund candidates and then check out their voting records. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
People Power in Corporate America Don't underestimate the power of individual investors. Just look at all the strides toward better corporate governance that investors have made this year. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Who's Targeting Your Stock? The Manhattan Institute's Proxy Monitor database is a tool that lets shareholder proposals point you toward real investment risks. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Different Kind of Climate Change Environmental and social shareholder proposals are gaining traction. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
In Say on Pay, Timing May Be Everything Are triennial say-on-pay votes good for shareholders -- or corporate managers? |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Your Funds Are Failing You Your mutual fund may be voting against your best interests. As investors, we don't have to close our eyes when our mutual funds support ridiculous pay packages. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Pivotal Proxy Season With shareholders more awake and aware than they've been in years, the latest proxy season could begin to fundamentally change managers' attitudes. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
From Corporate Excess to Excessive Embarrassment Sheer humiliation could be a great tool to push for better corporate behavior from executives at Bank of America. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
William F. McCalpin |
Stewardship, Sustainability and Strength Developing proxy voting guidelines at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became a priority. Here's how and why. |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Rebecca Sausner |
Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 5, 2006
Joseph Hinsey |
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction Corporate governance reformers are pushing the idea of majority voting for directors. But that solution won't produce the desired outcome. The answer? Keep CEOs and board chairs separate. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Micro Turnout for Advanced Micro Devices It looks like AMD's shares have fallen into the hands of the disinterested and/or the uninformed. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2003
Jill Jusko |
Shareholder Advocacy in High Gear CEOs, boards risk black eyes if they don't respond. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
In 2011, Shareholders Speak Louder Than Ever Your vote as an investor really counts this year. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
When Shareholders Show True Grit Buy-and-hold investors who hold their ground when the market flees, entrepreneurs who doggedly pursue their ambitions, and activist shareholders who won't stop pushing for the right kind of change all deserve our thanks -- and our applause. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2005
Bill Barker |
History Is Made, for Now At yesterday's annual meeting, Flamel's shareholders made history. All proposals to re-elect the former directors were rejected by voting shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
It's the Same Old Story at Chesapeake Chesapeake's annual meeting didn't change much of anything when it comes to the company's awful pay practices. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Want a Say on Pay? Cast That Ballot! Will shareholders rock the vote at annual meetings this year? |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
When Companies Do the Right Thing Not every corporation fights its shareholders' requests. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Making Sure Shareholders Matter The days of "like it or sell it" are over. |
