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The Pandemic & the Format of Annual Meetings

The Pandemic & the Format of Annual Meetings

by Jonathan Foster | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster

The necessity of having virtual shareholder meetings this past proxy season due to the COVID-19 pandemic has further questioned the necessity of the in-person annual meeting.  In a previous article, I challenged the in-person annual meeting’s questionable...
Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues

Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues

by Jonathan Foster | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are three related pillars of criteria used to assess a company through the lenses of ethics and sustainability. The term was first coined in a 2005 study examining these three criteria as value drivers for a business. ESG...
Preparing to Sell Your Privately Owned Business

Preparing to Sell Your Privately Owned Business

by Jonathan Foster | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster

Choosing to sell your business may be one of the hardest decisions you make in your career. Often, selling a business is a natural part of retirement by a controlling or sole shareholder, but an owner may also be looking to move on to a different venture or even a...
It’s Important to Rethink Earnings Guidance by Public Companies

It’s Important to Rethink Earnings Guidance by Public Companies

by Jonathan Foster | May 28, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provided the Securities and Exchange Commission with the authority to prescribe the frequency and content of periodic financial reports. Quarterly reporting has been required for publicly traded companies in the United States since...
The In-Person Annual Meeting Feels Antiquated

The In-Person Annual Meeting Feels Antiquated

by Jonathan Foster | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog, Jonathan F. Foster

For most publicly traded companies, the Annual Report used to be a detailed document printed on high-quality paper with first-class graphics and photographs describing a company’s business and financial results. Today, it is often just a few pages attached to the Form...
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