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ESG investing may have $17 trillion in assets under management worldwide, but to Barry Diller, chairman of the media company IAC, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing should not exist because it interferes with Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. In an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter that aired April 1, 2022, Diller said the Disney…
Inflation is one of the most important economic forces investors need to consider when investing their hard-earned money. The reason: Inflation significantly impacts investment returns over time, especially in fixed income, as well as household buying power. When inflationary forces begin to emerge, investors should become defensive and adjust their portfolio allocations,…
It’s no surprise that a recent article found that ESG investing has failed to achieve many basic ESG goals As noted in the article “The Trillion-Dollar Fantasy” by Ken Pucker in the Sept. 13, 2021 issue of Institutional Investor magazine, many money managers and investment firms have heartedly adopted the ESG theme. The…
Dark pools are private alternative trading systems that primarily trade stocks and bonds between anonymous buyers and sellers. But how do they affect individual investors?
The cannabis industry and the ESG investing sector have much in common. Both are pushing for social and environmental improvements and business transparency.
ESG investing is a $3 trillion investment category that advances social, environmental, and corporate responsibility goals.
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ESG investing shows that Mitch McConnell doesn’t know history. For decades, institutional investors have merged investing into social actions. This benefits everyone, but Republicans don’t like it.
American investors are a confused bunch when it comes to their financial literacy. That’s one of the conclusions of a new survey conducted by the Travis Credit Union, Pleasant Hill, California, of 2,052 Americans. The survey’s goal was to learn more about the retail trading boom, their favorite financial apps, and how they fund their…
If you are a listed company and want to generate worldwide investor demand, it pays to have a powerful brand and be an American company. That’s the lesson from a new survey by invezz.com, a British investing website. Based on the number of online searches performed monthly, the firm ranked the stocks…
When the Chairman and CEO of a Fortune 500 NYSE-listed company is charged with insider trading, complicated by the fact that he is a substantial financial contributor to the political party in power, it’s usually a significant financial new story. But, that not what happened when Jeff Sprecher, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange,…
Investing in the five largest cannabis companies (based on market cap) would have returned 231.1% in cumulative Return of Investment (ROI) between March 2020 and November 2020, according to a survey by GrowCola.com. The top performer for this period was America’s Green Thumb Industries (CNX: GTII) with the highest ROI at 373.09 % among the…
Investing in cannabis and CBD is not new, but finding investment opportunities open to small investors requires some good research. Cannabis is now decriminalized or legal in 36 states. This includes 15 states that approved recreational use of cannabis and 36 that have approved cannabis for medicinal purposes, plus Washington DC, after the election in…
It’s no secret that every aspiring entrepreneur focuses on building a brand. For specific industries, this is a valid pursuit. But for the emerging cannabis industry, devoting excessive resources in time and money to build a brand may be a mistake. The reasons: Cannabis is a perishable, crop-by-crop product. Producing the exact clone of a…
Banks in the United States, Australia, and Israel were the largest fined banks in any nation from their local regulatory authorities, according to a new study issued by the Finbold Bank Fines Report 2020. The report found that banks in these nations accounted for 97.32% of all $13.62 billion (or €11.61 billion) in bank fines…
If you haven’t been to a mall recently, you are missing out on witnessing a fundamental change in the retail industry. Stores are closed, and their inventory is off the shelves, especially for more expensive items, or locked behind gates. For stores that remain open, access is limited, and employees are stationed outside to admit…
If you think the economic recovery prompted by the many effects of the COVID virus will be like past economic recoveries, think again. This is a global event and it has happened at unprecedented speed worldwide. It is a delayed virus and affects people who gather in groups. Now, predicting economic recoveries…
When it comes to providing financial advice to individual investors for their personal and 401(k) plans, the financial services industry has always taken a very steady, conservative, and often, unrealistic, approach. The conservative approach has generally worked when markets were stable and conformed to the advice provided by the tested Modern…
The recent news that Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce legislation to cap credit card interest rates at 15%, should be a major wedge issue between the progressives (including Sen. Elizabeth Warren) and Joe Biden. This is a stark difference in their views about favoring financial services sectors, such…
