In The News – Winter 2025
This quarter’s In the News recaps several articles that show that ESG investing has a positive outlook, and there is a trend for land reclamation by BIPOC communities.
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Did You Know Affordable Housing Bonds Are in Your Portfolio?
Real estate is an asset class that generally appreciates in value and offers owners the ability to leverage equity for additional capital. Even with the risk of tying up money in an immovable asset and the maintenance costs associated with it, home ownership is still one of the primary wealth-building tools for Americans. There is
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ESG for Impact Conference Emphasizes Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
On Oct. 8-11, I served on the agenda committee of the ESG for Impact Conference in Broomfield, Colorado, and coordinated two panels within the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion track. The first panel, “Creativity, Connection, and Community: ESG+I and Indigenous Investment Success,” discussed how investors can approach Indigenous partnership by supporting community values, data sovereignty,
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Veganize Your Investments
Over the past few years, celebrities have been going bananas for plant-based businesses, and the funds that support them are growing. Stella McCartney just launched a $200 million investment fund for vegan and sustainable brands. Musician Moby, actor Joaquin Phoenix, and filmmaker James Cameron have also publicly endorsed vegan and ethical investing to support companies
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Investing with Intent – Fall 2022
Sustainability and the Name Game by Sylvia Panek, AIF® Navigating the Rise of Electric Vehicles and Demand for Critical Minerals by Ryan Jones-Casey, CFP®, AIF® Patagonia Transfers Shares to Planet Earth by Scott Secrest, AAMS® Year-End Planning by Kirbie Crowe, AIF®, CFP® Shareholder Advocacy Review – Fall 2022 by Michael Kramer Market Report – Fall 2022 by Scott Secrest, AAMS® In the News – Fall 2022 Download
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Sustainability and the Name Game
Last year, my fellow NI advisor James Frazier wrote “Wall Street Wakes Up to SRI” on sustainable and responsible investments becoming a mainstream component of the financial services industry. Substantial asset flows into environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-labeled funds have prompted large conglomerates to buy up boutique socially responsible investing (SRI) companies in the SRI
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Sustainability and the Name Game
Last year, my fellow NI advisor James Frazier wrote “Wall Street Wakes Up to SRI” on sustainable and responsible investments becoming a mainstream component of the financial services industry. Substantial asset flows into environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-labeled funds have prompted large conglomerates to buy up boutique socially responsible investing (SRI) companies in the SRI
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Indigenous Representation Matters
In 2007, when I worked at The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF)— The national association for socially responsible investing (SRI) firms and professionals—I became the staff liaison for the Investors and Indigenous Peoples Working Group (IIPWG). One of IPWG’s main campaigns at the time was asking companies and investors to pressure the
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Turning Back the Tide of Inequity
Federal monetary and fiscal policies buoyed the stock market during the pandemic, but they did not keep millions of American families from sliding below the poverty line. Yet daily news commentaries tracking quarterly earnings and shareholder profits have painted a rosy picture of the 2021 economic recovery. The latest plan by the Biden Administration to
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