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to review these policies. The inexperienced shareholder’s complaints are
turned away for now.
Finally, my wife and I use a Power Point presentation to share our vision
for the future of our family: Be kind. Tell the truth. Say your prayers. Love
each other. Be joyful. Give thanks. Obey your parents. As we look into their
bright, young faces, we can tell we are losing the crowd quickly.
Resorting to a tried and true corporate strategy to calm our investors, we
offer a larger dividend. “Lets go get ice cream at Graeter’s!” we announce to
the now agreeable shareholders. The enhanced dividend policy is a success.
Is there a motion to adjourn? We receive a slightly unparliamentarily
first and second motion both coming from our seven-year-old. The motion
carries unanimously.
MY WIFE AND I USE
A POWER POINT
PRESENTATION TO
SHARE OUR VISION
FOR THE FUTURE
OF OUR FAMILY: BE KIND.
TELL THE TRUTH.
SAY YOUR PRAYERS.
LOVE EACH OTHER.
BE JOYFUL. GIVE THANKS.
OBEY YOUR PARENTS.
Families, like corporations, are primarily concerned with return on
investment and shareholder value. The return may look different for these
groups, but the investment principles are similar. As Buffet once quipped
at the Berkshire Hathaway gathering when asked about how long investors
should hold their stock, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”
As a parent to our four beautiful shareholders, I completely agree with
Mr. Buffet that the appropriate way to view our return on investment is
measured in terms of forever. Our family corporate minutes are stained
with drips of cotton candy ice cream as evidence of that measure. Meeting
adjourned.
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