I have attended my fair share of annual general meetings (AGM) over the years.
It started as an itch I needed to scratch as I was started on my investment journey more than a decade ago.
The premise was simple.
Where could I find out more about the business other than what was disclosed in the annual report (AR)?
The answer: AGMs.
It seemed like a no-brainer to engage management and find out more about the companies I invested in.
And so, I trotted along, pen and notebook in hand, to take notes while quizzing management on various aspects of the business.
It turned out to be a more interesting exercise than I had anticipated.
Picking up cues
I made it a point to try to attend as many AGMs as I could.
By doing so, I would learn more about a variety of businesses through reading the AR and interacting with the management....