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My Values or My Investments… Why Not Both? Implementing ESG
Most investors are familiar with the terms ESG, socially responsible, and sustainable investing. However, these investment philosophies can mean very different things. Over the past ten years, investors…
The Pitfalls of Income Investing
As people advance toward retirement, their investment objectives inevitably shift. During their working years, the goal is to build wealth. By forgoing some consumption today, investors accumulate future spending power…
Portfolio Management for Retirees During a Financial Crisis
The impact of COVID-19 on the financial markets has been nothing short of dramatic. From its all-time high on February 19th, the S&P 500…
Being Too Conservative Can Be a Risky Strategy
It is generally accepted that when it comes to investing, there is a relationship between risk and returns. When done intelligently, increasing portfolio risk provides a corresponding increase to expected return…
Is Value Investing Dead?
Value investing has been around for nearly a century, developing a devout group of followers over time. Some of the world’s most prominent investors employ a variation of the strategy, including Omaha’s…
Socially Responsible and Environmentally Sustainable Portfolios
An increasing number of investors are looking for ways to align investment decisions with their own values and philosophies. As a citizen, you can express your political preferences around sustainability and other social…
Outsmarting the Ivy League?
Each year, the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Common Fund Institute produce a study on the returns of college endowments.[1] This study tracks the results of University investment portfolios by size of their endowments…
Timing is Not Everything
The financial industry analyst firm Dalbar has been tracking investor returns for more than 30 years. Their studies take into consideration general investor cash inflows and outflows into equities over time and its effect on performance…
“Yellen” At The Fed
The Federal Reserve was created in 1913, when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law. While the Fed has many general responsibilities, its main one is to maintain the stability of the financial system and…
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