Is This Where Your proxies End Up?
In the trash? Because they're so complicated? We're sympathetic.
Why This is Not a Good Strategy
Proxies have value. If you don't vote your proxies, you are giving up control of your investments and possibly losing some value in the shares that you own.
We Can Help!
Here's how. We
- Take the issues most commonly found on proxy ballots
- Translate the gobbledygook into plain English
- Give you our advice on how to vote
Our Point of View
We approach issues from the ‘informed shareholder' perspective (explain this in a couple of words?)
If you're interested in a company's perspective on an issue, check out the company's proxy statement that (probably) came with your proxy ballot. Or, you can find those statements in the EDGAR database (part of the SEC website).
How to Use the Proxy Voting Guide
You have two options:
- Scroll through this section. We start with the issues most commonly found on proxy ballots - election of directors and compensation-related matters - and then address the issues seen less frequently.
- Search our list of topics.
For each issue (should you vote Yes or No to elect Jane Doe to the board of directors?), we
- Walk you step-by-step through the key factors to consider as you make up your mind
- Explain why each of those factors is important
- Give you our recommendation about how to vote
Talk to Us
Following each Proxy Voting Strategy, there's a place for you to comment on the issue. Please join the discussion, especially if you think we're wrong about something, let us know. If your approach to an issue is better than ours, we'll edit our Strategy to reflect that.
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