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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
August 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Forcing Change You're not as powerless as you might think when it comes to important social issues. |
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
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. |
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? |
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
July 1, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How Dare You Own Wal-Mart? There are many good reasons to buy companies you dislike. |
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
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 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
April 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds Pushing for Good Governance Many fund families are supporting reforms for corporate America. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Which Funds Are Reining In Executive Compensation? Here are some of the mutual funds rated highest for their activism on executive compensation, along with some of their recent top holdings. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
How Your Funds Are Voting Are your mutual funds doing the right thing? You can find out. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Investors Standing Against Genocide TIAA-CREF has now joined a bunch of mutual funds and other big investors to demand changes in Sudan. It's giving the companies in its portfolios with ties to Sudan until the end of the year to make progress in addressing humanitarian needs and reducing the genocide. |
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
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
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. |
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
June 10, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
First Time's the Charm? Several first-time shareholder proposals have gotten surprising support this year. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Majorities Win Major Victories Policies that encourage better boards have gained traction in 2011. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Spring Into Action Early signs indicate that an exciting, historical proxy season's heating up. |
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
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. |
BusinessWeek
June 11, 2007
Jena McGregor |
Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Pfires Up Say on Pay It took six months from when shareholders asked for it, but Pfizer's board has finally given shareholders a voice on executive compensation. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Underworked and Overpaid Today, White House pay czar Kenneth Feinberg said that from October 2008 through February 2009, 17 major financial companies that received bailout money from the government subsequently overpaid their executives. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
When to Say When on Pay Surprise: shareholders and managements disagree on when to say when. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Free Stuff From Funds Did you know that you can contact mutual fund companies and ask for free educational materials -- and that many, if not most, of them will send you some nifty stuff? |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 21, 2003 |
Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling? |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
John Helyar |
Investor 'Say on Pay' Is a Bust Shareholder votes rejected executive pay at less than 2 percent of 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
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. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Dismay on Pay Why say on pay won't be any easier the second time around. |
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. |
CFO
June 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Not-So-Modest Proposals For board members the choice is clear: support shareholder proposals that win a majority vote or risk losing the director seat. |
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. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Kate Plourd |
Stocks Down, Voices Raised Their sights fixed on executive compensation, shareholders seek a say on pay and pay-for-performance policies. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareowners' Word of the Year: No This tiny word could wield a ton of power over corporate managers' practices. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Stop Enabling Crazy CEO Pay Rubber-stamping excessive executive compensation ruins things for the rest of us. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Who Owns Most of the Market? Remember that even though mutual funds hold huge chunks of companies, the real owners of the shares are us. If we don't assert our rights, no one's going to do it for us. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2011
Dominguez & Esterhuizen |
Board Risk: List of Companies With Low Corporate Governance Risk Do you think these boards have shareholders' interests as a top priority? |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Some CEOs Just Aren't Worth It Shareholders: Be alert, vigilant, and occasionally outraged. And vote! |
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
October 11, 2006 |
On Funds and Meetings If you hold shares through a mutual fund, can you attend annual company meetings? |
CFO
September 1, 2010
Joseph McCafferty |
Who's in Charge Here? Listening to shareholders is easy. Making sense of their concerns is not. |
