Shareholder Rights

What this video covers

• What residual ownership means for common stockholders, and why it guarantees voting rights but zero guaranteed dividends
• How statutory voting and cumulative voting differ in calculation, and which system benefits majority versus minority shareholders
• What a proxy is, when preferred stockholders temporarily gain voting rights, and the arrears trigger that creates that exception
• Why preemptive rights are an antidilution mechanism for common stock only, and what subscription rights allow shareholders to do within 30-45 days
• The strict liquidation priority waterfall from secured creditors through common stockholders, and why preferred stock does not beat bondholders
• Why limited liability matters for both common and preferred stockholders even in total corporate failure
• How to spot exam traps around voting math, preemptive rights versus price protection, and preferred stock safety