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Know What You Own

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Know What You Own achen Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:26 Some Wal-Mart stores sell rifles, some Starbucks coffee shops sell alcohol, and GE builds engines for jet fighters and bombers. Some investors feel strongly about these and other issues, to the extent that they choose to screen out companies that do not agree with their values or societal priorities. We help many of our clients align their portfolios with their values, and screening is one of the tools we employ to accomplish that alignment.

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Impact Investing: Five Ways To Make Your Mark

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Impact Investing: Five Ways To Make Your Mark achen Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:58 Henry David Thoreau did not live to see the rise of impact investing, but he captured the spirit of it with a simple insight—“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” Impact investors align their assets behind their advocacy, whether it be for advances in environmental stewardship, human livelihood or public policy.

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Know What You Own

Brown Advisory

Know What You Own. achen. Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:26. Some Wal-Mart stores sell rifles, some Starbucks coffee shops sell alcohol, and GE builds engines for jet fighters and bombers. Some investors feel strongly about these and other issues, to the extent that they choose to screen out companies that do not agree with their values or societal priorities.

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Impact Investing: Five Ways To Make Your Mark

Brown Advisory

Impact Investing: Five Ways To Make Your Mark. achen. Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:58. Henry David Thoreau did not live to see the rise of impact investing, but he captured the spirit of it with a simple insight—“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”. Impact investors align their assets behind their advocacy, whether it be for advances in environmental stewardship, human livelihood or public policy.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Global Leaders Investment Letter - Q1 2017

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Global Leaders Investment Letter - Q1 2017 ajackson Fri, 03/31/2017 - 09:50 Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter - Q1 2017 The team discuss the reversal of the market ‘rotation’ from the previous quarter and areas where they were able to take advantage of short-term weakness. They also discuss their views on behavioural biases: The Investing Ape (‘Homo Investus’).

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Starting Points

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Starting Points achen Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:11 The numbers tell a clear story about the growing number of investors interested in sustainable investing. Assets in investments aligned to environmental, social or governance factors increased nearly fivefold between 2012 and 2016, according to US SIF Foundation. Still, nearly three out of four investors wait for their advisors to raise the topic of sustainability in relation to their portfolios, according to a 2013 survey by Calvert Investments.

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Starting Points

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Starting Points. achen. Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:11. The numbers tell a clear story about the growing number of investors interested in sustainable investing. Assets in investments aligned to environmental, social or governance factors increased nearly fivefold between 2012 and 2016, according to US SIF Foundation. . . Still, nearly three out of four investors wait for their advisors to raise the topic of sustainability in relation to their portfolios, according to a 2013 survey by Calvert Investm