BULLS & BEARS: Proxies often overlooked, but investors should care
This is the time of year for investors when a trip to the mailbox yields an armload of financial reports. Corporate annual reports come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Their purpose is to provide the investor with a view of the businesses’ performance over the past year, though some still tend to resemble marketing brochures as opposed to a candid compilation of the year’s results. An important-but often overlooked-document is included with the annual report: the proxy statement. The…