Tales of the Quarter Century by Michael Kramer 2019 Summer Market Commentary The following articles appear from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. Download NI Newsletter Summer 2019
This article is from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. Policy matters. Natural Investments has participated in public policy conversations and attended meetings on the Hill in Washington, D.C., for years and will continue to serve as a voice for fair and just financial regulations. It’s
This article is from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. Community investment is one of three pillars of socially responsible investing, alongside screening and shareholder advocacy. As natural disasters increase with climate change in the 21st century, this article illustrates why Natural Investments has always made
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This article is from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. Finding this article in our archives, shortly after the attempted coup in Sudan this spring, we are reminded that the human toll in resource-related conflict is real, and economic consequences can extend for decades. The statistics
2003: How We Can Help Stop the Genocide in Darfur Read More »
This article is from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. A reflection on how our founders came to “natural investing” over thirty years ago, planting the seeds for today’s vibrant Natural Investments group, which includes twenty advisors all across the U.S. helping clients manage a half
This article is from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. For seven years, we took part in a New York Times study to find the best investment portfolio. As the only socially responsible money manager invited to participate, our founder Jack Brill was the “long shot,”
2000: NI Scores High in New York Times Fund Study Read More »
This article is from our archives as a part of our 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. References to divestment as an advocacy tool appear throughout this anniversary issue, but the South Africa divestment movement of the 1980s is credited with being the first successful campaign by socially-conscious investors to help catalyze
Vintage Natural Investment Services logo as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters. Before we were financial advisers, most of us were educators who felt called to drive positive change through teaching, writing, innovating, movement-building, and leading by example in sustainability and social justice. We have nurtured this commitment over
Stocks and bonds continued to perform well during the second quarter, in spite of an uncertain trade environment and worrying international tensions with Iran. For the quarter, the stocks of U.S. large companies were up 5.0%, U.S. small companies rose 2.4%, and foreign stocks rose 4.3%. U.S. bonds were up 3.0%. While the markets ended
Natural Investments, LLC welcomed five new advisors to the firm, expanding our company to twenty advisors across eleven states. We are cultivating the next generation of SRI leaders with wide-ranging expertise in sustainability, social justice, and impact investing. Tiffany Brown, San Francisco, CA Kirbie Crowe, Greenville, SC Joel Koerner, Louisville, KY Kate Poole, Asheville, NC