Shareholders Meeting Thought
posted on
Oct 11, 2009 09:52PM
My mother in law was a long time teacher in Battle Creek, Michigan. Her and quite a few of her friends had built up very large amounts of shares in Kellogg's over their 40 year teaching careers. They would NEVER miss a shareholder meeting, just to make sure that they could let the Board of Directors and Management hear their 2 cents worth regarding the direction the company may go, increase in dividends, etc. They would always have over 2000 people in attendance at the Battle Creek Central Auditorium. The Board of Directors were no joke - Tim Smucker, Gordon Gund, Dr. Ben Carson, Carly Fiona, etc. and these Board members were always talking before and after the meeting getting a feel for the opinions of the shareholders. Many of the shareholders were much less informed about the company than we are here om Agorocom. This could have been just "window dressing", but I observed many sincere conversations with shareholders with concerns.
Which leads me to my thought..............
We have a whole lot more money at stake than these ladies. Many, many people on this board have a lot of money at stake and could become milionaires SOON!! We all bought this to MAKE MONEY ON A COMPANY THAT HAS PROPRIETARY PATENTS ON CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES.
THIS HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY THE COURTS!!
Then why would we not all SHOW UP at a Shareholders Meeting to SUPPORT OUR LEADERS and make sure that our opinions are heard if needed. (Though FF, RP, and DM have represented us well!!)
WHEN SOMEONE IS DISCUSSING THE CHANCES OF ME MAKING A LOT OF MONEY, I WANT TO HEAR IT IN PERSON!!!
ANY THOUGHTS???