Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO, $BIO) manufactures and supplies products and systems used for the life science research, healthcare, analytical chemistry and other markets. It is one of the stocks in my portfolio. Their annual meeting is coming up on April 26, 2016. ProxyDemocracy.org had collected the votes of two funds when I checked. Vote AGAINST the directors who own no shares […]
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How I Voted: Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) – Proxy Score 25%
James McRitchie, 05/10/2013 ,
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. ($SNI) is one of the stocks in my portfolio. Their annual meeting is coming up on 5/14/2013. ProxyDemocracy.org had collected the votes of four funds when I checked on 5/9/2013. I voted with management 25% of the time. View Proxy Statement (no hyperlinked index… no index at all). Warning: Be sure to vote each item on the proxy. Any […]
TD Ameritrade: How I Voted – Proxy Score 0%
James McRitchie, 02/08/2013 ,
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. ($AMTD) is one of the stocks in my portfolio. Their annual meeting is coming up on 2/13/2013. ProxyDemocracy.org had collected the votes of only two funds when I voted on 2/7/2012. I voted with management 0% of the time. View Proxy Statement. Warning: Be sure to vote each item on the proxy. Any items left blank will be […]
Controlled Companies Carry Negatives
James McRitchie, 10/10/2012 ,
A new study finds that controlled companies – particularly those with multiple classes of shares – generally underperform over the long term. As compared to companies with dispersed ownership, controlled companies experience more stock price volatility, increased material weakness in accounting controls, more related party transactions, and offer fewer rights to unaffiliated shareholders. The study […]