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Common sense prevails: New proxy advice regulations overturned by the Senate
Stocks
Common sense prevails: New proxy advice regulations overturned by the Senate
Morningstar believes this is the best outcome for investors.
Erica Hall | 10 February 2022
What Google's 20-for-1 stock split means for investors
Stocks
What Google's 20-for-1 stock split means for investors
Companies like to play with the price of their stocks sometimes…here’s why and what you should know.
Ruth Saldanha | 10 February 2022
How to lose money: Buy Trump-linked SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp
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How to lose money: Buy Trump-linked SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp
The odds are stacked against public shareholders
John Rekenthaler | 24 January 2022
What Succession teaches us about founders and their power
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What Succession teaches us about founders and their power
The hit HBO drama shows how proxy voting can be powerful and corrupted in the fight over who controls a company.
Marissa Monson | 23 November 2021
Tesla faces growing investor revolt
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Tesla faces growing investor revolt
Despite the stock's meteoric rise, shareholders are pushing back against Tesla's management and board.
Tom Lauricella | 18 October 2021
How Facebook silences its investors
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How Facebook silences its investors
Zuckerberg has veto power over investors thanks to Facebook’s share class structure.
Tom Lauricella | 10 October 2021
How an investor helped Netflix disclose its ESG performance
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How an investor helped Netflix disclose its ESG performance
Investor advocate Lily Bowles’ story with Netflix is a successful one, but new restrictions on shareholder resolutions make such efforts harder...
Sachin Nagarajan | 28 July 2021
Pay now, pay later: The CEO compensation conundrum
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Pay now, pay later: The CEO compensation conundrum
Assessing the fairness of CEO pay is fraught with complexities. But, if left unchecked by shareholders, reward may further decouple from performance.
Brian Han | 22 June 2021
Tracker funds have too much voting power
ETFs
Tracker funds have too much voting power
Criticisms about index funds have proven largely unfounded – until now.
John Rekenthaler | 15 June 2021
US shareholders take up the racial justice fight
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US shareholders take up the racial justice fight
A look at how shareholders pursued racial justice in the 2020 proxy season, and what we expect in 2021.
Jackie Cook | 29 July 2020