IMPACT INVESTOR INSIGHTS

Spring marks the beginning of new activities each year such as gardening and baseball. For investors, spring is also the start of “proxy season” – a period when companies hold annual meetings for shareholders to review business activities, as well as to vote on...

With uncertainty dominating the discussion about how Trump’s policies might affect the economy, the market has reacted initially with a positive trend toward the close of the year. Key factors indicating possible volatility and a rough road ahead for groups interested...

Impact Investing is a relatively new term with roots found in the practices of the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) industry going back hundreds of years. While the term has gained popularity, there has been a fair amount of debate amongst practitioners and...

It is becoming clear to shareholders and companies alike this proxy season that “business as usual” is no longer a viable strategy for 21st century businesses. Recognizing the urgency facing businesses and the public to respond to climate change, As You Sow filed an...

Not Out of the Woods Yet! The first quarter of 2016 was anything but boring. Fears of potential recession caused U.S. stocks to fall more than 10% in just the first 10 days of the new year. By quarter- end, U.S. stocks bounced back into positive territory as the...

Running those calories off! If anyone has watched SNL’s skit “The Millennials”, they’ll know the gag runs on the stereotype of spoiled young adults spending their time texting and traveling instead of working. The joke appears to be further bolstered by the fact that...

In addition to protecting from downside risks, managing portfolios involves constantly looking for opportunities to shift assets into undervalued positions. Looking forward, here are some of the areas we see may yield such opportunities: China: The nascent, volatile...

Wo​​w! There’s no diplomatic way to say this: the global stock markets are in panic mode right now. In two weeks of trading, the U.S. S&P 500 index is down 8% on the year, which brings us close to correction territory (a 10% decline), and has some predicting a...

Since late August there has been a significant sell-off in the stock market and as this post is being written, the S&P 500 and DOW prices on Yahoo Finance reflect a drop of 13.7% and 12.6% respectively from their May highs. Given the sharp fall, we’d like to offer...

Is it Time to Review Your Own Energy Investments? In August the LA Times reported over $5 billion lost between CalPERS and CalSTRS respective portfolios due to the recent fall in oil and gas companies’ stock prices. A spokesperson from the investment firm which led...

We can imagine a time when our grandkids might say, ‘You mean you knowingly invested in companies that were polluting or using sweatshop labor?’ If you haven’t already moved your portfolio, here are THREE REASONS NOW'S THE TIME to consider Sustainable, Responsible,...

During her acceptance speech at the 2015 Academy Awards, actress Patricia Arquette spoke to the continued discrepancy in pay between Hollywood’s males and females. The move was likely spurred by the Sony hack of 2014 where confidential documents revealed stark...