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Tesla Performance Award Recommendations

Under its Wealth-Focused Policy, Egan-Jones recommends shareholders vote FOR the Performance Award while under its remaining "off-the-shelf" policies, Egan-Jones recommends a vote AGAINST.
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Market commentary
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Lessons Learned/ Lessons Forgotten

Explores shifting global power as America’s dominance fades, highlighting economic, military, and geopolitical “Ch-Ch-Changes.”
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Market commentary
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Data Centers/ More Support Than Meets the Eye

AI-driven data centers surge as top firms race for speed, power, and reliability—balancing innovation with energy and infrastructure challenges.
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Market commentary
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Proxy Voting via the Wealth-Focused Policy

Performance over process: Egan-Jones’ Wealth-Focused Policy centers returns and real accountability.
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Market commentary
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Red Herring: Shareholder Proposals and Director Elections

Director elections have greater impact than ESG proposals. Shareholders can drive change more effectively by holding directors accountable.
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Case study
8
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Tesla Performance Award Recommendations

Under its Wealth-Focused Policy, Egan-Jones recommends shareholders vote FOR the Performance Award while under its remaining "off-the-shelf" policies, Egan-Jones recommends a vote AGAINST.
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Case study
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Tricolor and First Brands Early Indicators

Early signs of distress at Tricolor and First Brands show how leverage, weak assets, and poor integration can foreshadow major credit losses.
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Market commentary
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Be Careful What You Ask For (you might get it and regret it)

The major theme over the past couple of years has been what Niall Ferguson has labeled “The New Cold War”
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Market commentary
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Faulty Assumptions; It’s Just Business

Ukraine’s resilience reveals a new kind of warfare—where agility and innovation beat scale. The same may apply to markets, business, and global power shifts.
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Market commentary
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Breaking Bad; Accidents Waiting to Happen

From railroads to AI, promising innovations can end badly. We explore early warning signs in tech, autos, and sovereign debt markets.
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Market commentary
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Egan-Jones’ Wealth-Focused Policy is the most popular third-party option on Vanguard Investor Choice

In its first year, Egan-Jones’ Wealth-Focused Policy became the top third-party choice on Vanguard’s Investor Choice platform.
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Market commentary
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Avoiding the Killing Fields; New Challenges in Asset Management

Asset managers face a no-win ESG dilemma. Rethinking client segmentation and outsourcing proxy voting may help retain mandates.
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Market commentary
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Attack of the Clones: why "benchmark" proxy voting doesn't work

Given the high volume of seasonal work facing proxy advisors, it may be tempting to base research of some policies off of a “benchmark”
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Case study
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Delaware Exit: A Case Study of Dillard’s

Dillard’s Texas reincorporation shows that even with shareholder-unfriendly governance, strong returns can outweigh “best practice” concerns.
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Market commentary
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The New Class Action Terror?

Class action “killing fields” ahead? Pfizer & Moderna face mounting lawsuits over COVID vaccine risks—investors should take notice.
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Case study
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Underperformance at Under Armour: A Case for Director Accountability

Shareholders should hold Under Armour’s long-standing directors accountable for years of underperformance—vote AGAINST six incumbents.
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Market commentary
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What the Market is Missing

Rising yields fuel concern, but history and policy suggest U.S. Treasuries remain secure, with Fed and fiscal moves ensuring timely payment.
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Market commentary
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Massive Changing Assumptions

Geopolitical shifts show nuclear deterrence weakening, Russia vulnerable, and China eyeing opportunities—reshaping global risk.
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Market commentary
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Fact or Fantasy; Deciphering the New Economic Landscape

AI-driven productivity gains may justify lofty valuations, but risks of uneven growth and tech hype cycles suggest caution in today’s market outlook.
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