Egan-Jones is uniquely positioned with the proven analytical savvy and real time experience required to unravel even the most complicated proxy voting issues (see report samples for more detail). Equally important, Egan-Jones Proxy Services is completely independent. In order to safeguard the integrity of our recommendations, we do not sell consulting services to management or board members regarding any proxy related issues.

Egan-Jones provides research, recommendations and voting services for domestic and foreign proxy proposals offered in annual subscriptions priced according to the number of securities covered. Each proxy proposal is carefully weighed to understand its impact on overall shareholder value, and for Taft-Hartley clients to ensure that the rights and interests of labor are respected. Egan-Jones also fully understands the key characteristics of effective corporate governance and the cumulative benefits to a company whose management is able to preserve these values.

Our online proxy services provide a comprehensive turnkey solution for advisors and fund managers wishing to outsource responsibility for the entire proxy voting and disclosure process to experienced professionals at a reasonable price. The advantages listed below make Egan-Jones the clear choice for your proxy needs.

No Conflict - Unlike many of our competitors, Egan-Jones does not receive any compensation for proxy consultation services from corporate managers or board members and is therefore better able to represent shareholders and Taft-Hartley clients' interests.

Expertise - Unlike any other proxy research firm, Egan-Jones staffs a deep bench of very experienced credit risk analysts engaged in our credit ratings business. So when proxy votes involve corporate finance issues and complicated revenue projections from management, Egan-Jones can tap it's in-house team of experts to scrutinize these numbers with a trained eye instead of just accepting management's expectations. In fact, of the two dozen or so major corporate failures of the past few years, Egan-Jones provided ample warning in practically every case including Worldcom, Enron, Global Crossing, Edison and PCG, Fleming and Genuity to name a few, and are therefore more capable of raising concerns about future failures in corporate governance.

Accessibility - Sometimes it is important to be able to reach a company representative about a pressing issue. Our phone lines are open to field calls from customers who might feel particularly strongly about a specific proposal issue.

Low Cost - Egan-Jones is the leading force in the industry to make proxy services more affordable. We have dropped the floor on fees and returned transparency to pricing. Egan-Jones is revolutionizing the industry with open and transparent pricing. Our simple approach offers a flat fee of $12.50 per company per year for any client regardless of size.

Interactive Customer Interface - Clients have password access to our web-based holdings management tools. By logging onto this page, users can quickly access past and present votes and recommendation reports and also update their holdings list as changes in their portfolio occur (see About Our Service for more detail).