Comments on: Exxon Mobil directors say fill er up… http://www.footnoted.com/uncategorized/exxon-mobil-directors-say-fill-er-up/ Morningstar's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gary h gideon http://www.footnoted.com/uncategorized/exxon-mobil-directors-say-fill-er-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12017 gary h gideon Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:14:58 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=4564#comment-12017 Exxon is an excellent company and the directors/management deserve every cent plus stock awarded to them..Those who oppose will be disposed of in our proxy votes in favor of the salaries and stock plus a say on pay is dumb as congress.................. Exxon is an excellent company and the directors/management deserve every cent plus stock awarded to them..Those who oppose will be disposed of in our proxy votes in favor of the salaries and stock plus a say on pay is dumb as congress………………

]]> By: Edward Hines http://www.footnoted.com/uncategorized/exxon-mobil-directors-say-fill-er-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11970 Edward Hines Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:37:25 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=4564#comment-11970 Hi, Unfortunately, the only option a small investor has if he doesn't like management's policies is to sell his stock. In my view, there are no good companies. Management people are very self serving and are not to be believed under any circumstances. They are primarily cheer leaders for their own self interest. There are only stocks that make you money and stocks that lose you money. The only thing that has ever made me money is being on the right side of the net order flow. Edward Hi,
Unfortunately, the only option a small investor has if he doesn’t like management’s policies is to sell his stock. In my view, there are no good companies. Management people are very self serving and are not to be believed under any circumstances. They are primarily cheer leaders for their own self interest.

There are only stocks that make you money and stocks that lose you money. The only thing that has ever made me money is being on the right side of the net order flow.

Edward

]]> By: Anthony http://www.footnoted.com/uncategorized/exxon-mobil-directors-say-fill-er-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11969 Anthony Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:19:13 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=4564#comment-11969 Exxon was a good safe haven stock as it sat on its cash in the crash. Now, however, as the company burns through cash to buy assets will XOM keep its lofty position in the next downturn? And it certainaly hasn't matched the S&P rise since March. I'd like to see this stock outperform the market in good times as well as bad before the Directors lavish themselves with "compensation." Get the share price back in the low 80s and then come and see how we feel. There are a lot of downsides to owning this amoral company's shares - one of them shouldn't be over compensation to the super wealthy. Exxon was a good safe haven stock as it sat on its cash in the crash. Now, however, as the company burns through cash to buy assets will XOM keep its lofty position in the next downturn? And it certainaly hasn’t matched the S&P rise since March. I’d like to see this stock outperform the market in good times as well as bad before the Directors lavish themselves with “compensation.” Get the share price back in the low 80s and then come and see how we feel. There are a lot of downsides to owning this amoral company’s shares – one of them shouldn’t be over compensation to the super wealthy.

]]> By: Dee http://www.footnoted.com/uncategorized/exxon-mobil-directors-say-fill-er-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11968 Dee Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:23:35 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=4564#comment-11968 As a shareholder in XOM, I find those stock grants to be very lavish. I would never approve that high a compensation. Especially since the div yield for XOM is puny. Good research. Small lot shareholders have no input on these generous the pay packages for senior execs(elite). You can vote "no" for members of the compensation committee members and rant to Investor Relations, but really how effective are these measures. You could attend the Annual meeting and maybe get a chance to voice your concerns, but it usually is NOT well received. Management claims these high pay and generous benefits are needed to attract and retain valuable employees. So why give the new Board member a grant of 8,000 shares, he doesn't even know the oil & gas business??? Big business like Big government abuse their powers. As a shareholder in XOM, I find those stock grants to be very lavish. I would never approve that high a compensation. Especially since the div yield for XOM is puny. Good research. Small lot shareholders have no input on these generous the pay packages for senior execs(elite). You can vote “no” for members of the compensation committee members and rant to Investor Relations, but really how effective are these measures. You could attend the Annual meeting and maybe get a chance to voice your concerns, but it usually is NOT well received. Management claims these high pay and generous benefits are needed to attract and retain valuable employees. So why give the new Board member a grant of 8,000 shares, he doesn’t even know the oil & gas business??? Big business like Big government abuse their powers.

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