FAM Funds 21st Annual Shareholder Informational Meeting |
"You´re in good company!" was the theme to the FAM Funds 21st Annual Shareholder InformationalMeeting. As a radical departure from most mutual fund companies, FAM Funds invited and encouraged all shareholders to attend their annual Cobleskill meeting and for the first time, we held an additional meeting in Albany, NY. The Cobleskill meeting was held Tuesday, October 9th and the Albany meeting took place the next day. Combined, over 496 people attended the meetings! |
| In keeping with FAM Funds´ contrarian style, prepared remarks were limited. Instead, the bulk of the meeting was devoted to audience Q&A for the Funds´ managers - Chairman Tom Putnam, John Fox, Paul Hogan - as well as research analysts Eric Elbell and Andrew Boord. Retired news anchor Jack Aernecke moderated the discussion. |
Click on the links below to hear questions and comments from the meeting. Click here for a copy of the FAM Shareholders Mutual Advice which contains more details of the meeting. |
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Tom Putnam Introduction |
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Co-manager of the FAM Value Fund and FAM Equity-Income Fund |
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Paul Hogan FAM Equity-Income Fund Review |
2:34 |
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Co-manager of the FAM Equity-Income Fund |
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John Fox FAM Value Fund Review |
0:53 |
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Co-manager of the FAM Value Fund |
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Why doesn't Berkshire Hathaway pay dividends?
How can I generate income from the Funds? |
1:51 |
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John Fox Co-manager of the FAM Value Fund |
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Why don't you invest in international stocks?
Are you missing opportunities? |
3:48 |
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Tom Putnam Co-manager of the FAM Value Fund and FAM Equity-Income Fund |
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Does anything in the alternative energy arena look attractive? |
1:40 |
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Tom Putnam and Research Analyst Andrew Boord |
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Does Fenimore ever plan to change its investment strategy? |
3:19 |
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Tom Putnam Co-manager of the FAM Value Fund and FAM Equity-Income Fund |
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Back in 2000-2001 the market went down about 50%, how did the Funds hold up? |
2:12 |
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John Fox and Paul Hogan |
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Do you see the private equity bubble bursting over the next couple of years? |
2:14 |
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John Fox and Tom Putnam |
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When constructing your Funds, how does the economy factor in? |
2:48 |
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Tom Putnam and Research Analyst Andrew Boord |
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