ESG

"Wow, this is a long history and then in the recent years the industry is figuring out how you define this down to specifics."

More telling this time around is what’s been happening over just the last couple of weeks; or last few days. In a word, “rates.” In four words, “rates and inflation fears.”

"I miss the humanity. I miss seeing people, breath and talk and sing and dance." 

Domestic terrorists don’t scare the algorithmic security traders, only domestic policy. But you and I are different; we have a soul. We were moved by January 6th.

"I'm on a mission to wrench open the floodgates of private capital and release the pent-up resources to flow to people and places that are typically overlooked and underestimated by traditional investors."

Millennials, women, high net worth families and institutions are demanding sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) to manage investment risk, reduce volatility while helping the community and the environment.

2020 Impact Investing initiatives; Economic Equality; Racial justice and Sustainable Investing.

Jenny Coombs is the creator, lead author, and lead instructor for the Chartered SRI Counselor™ (CSRIC™) designation education program. She takes us back through the decades of "socially responsible" investing.

September 8, 8:01 am EST. August saw the largest percent stock market increases since 1984. That’s the good news. The bad news is both September and October are historically down months for the overall market. The other good news is that you are not invested exclusively in the stock market averages.

August 6, 5:31 pm EST. Last month we wrote about the “disconnect” between stock market indices and the “real” economic challenges we face. This month we’ll focus on the reality: we’re within 2% of where the average market indices were before COVID-19 dominated our lives. Commodity prices for gold and silver are “up” because many fear inflation is near and bond interest rates (returns) are near zero. If you’re an investor and healthy, you’re doing alight, for the fourth month in a row.