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Is Index Investing Truly Passive, or Actively Harmful? ~ Worth
Part one of a two-part series on why index funds help prop up an obsolete economy, and where you should be investing instead. Originally published by Worth Magazine, authored by Garvin Jabusch If you’re fortunate enough to be able to save for the future by investing in stocks, you’re probably invested in an index fund. The most common such funds, like the Vanguard S&P 500 or the T. Rowe…
Foodshed Investors Launches Nationwide Expanded Services Will Support Sustainable Local Food Systems
Austin, Texas: Foodshed Investors (FI), an angel investor network and business consulting firm dedicated to increasing the supply of good, local food, is rolling out its services nationwide. This expansion will include growing their Accredited Investor Network, to provide a wider group of funders with access to a proprietary pipeline of sustainable food and agriculture companies, while also…
Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown: SNC vs. WSP
Have you caught any Canadian news lately? If so, you’d know the Montreal-based engineering firm, SNC-Lavalin, is at the centre of a major controversy in Canadian politics right now. We won’t rehash all the gory political details, but suffice it to say, the scandal hasn’t helped SNC’s investors. The stock has taken a nosedive as the company’s legal woes over corruption charges has moved…
FEBRUARY 28, 2019: On Thursday, Trillium Asset Management joined a community of divestment, reinvestment, and socially responsible investment representatives to call on Boston city councilors to divest municipal pension funds and cash reserves from environmentally and socially destructive industries such as prisons, immigrant detention centers, and fossil fuels, sharing Trillium’s approach to…
The TriplePundit Flash: The 3 Stories You Need to Know, Women’s History Month Edition
Why Shifting Gender Balance in Wealth Brings Ripple Effects As women take impact investing by storm, Amy Brown, 3p’s finance reporter, shares how various shifts in the investing world have led to more women assuming leadership roles in finance, with more women entrepreneurs reaping the benefits. As we recognize Women’s History Month 2019, Brown shows us how the shifting ge…
Insects, Plants Disappear, Eroding Food Security
Herders in Marsabit, Kenya have a hard time keep their livestock fed in an ongoing drought, February 21, 2018 (Photo by Kandukuru Nagarjun) Creative Commons license via Flickr. By Sunny Lewis SYDNEY, Australia, February 28, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Nearly half the world’s insect species are rapidly vanishing and more than a third are threatened with extinction, finds the firs…