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Feb 05 2020

Is Sustainable Investing Suddenly … Illegal?

A few of our clients here in Santa Fe read an article in today’s local paper by Doug Lynam, a partner at LongView Asset Management here in town. The article is headlined “Fight the power, save the planet”, which doesn’t sound particularly scary – but one of our clients asked…

Aug 01 2017

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The Importance of Being Gender Aware in the Trump Era and Beyond

By Kimberly Griego-Kiel Gender Issues, Leadership News, Politics, Resources, Social Justice

Last week we saw our Commander In Chief, Trump, unilaterally decide that Transgender individuals were no longer fit to serve in the military. Too expensive he said. Unequivocally untrue, but what isn’t that comes out of this administration these days? The backlash was immediate. The call from GLBTQ organizations was…

Jun 12 2017

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The “Financial CHOICE Act”: A Big Bag of Bad Ideas

By Johann Klaassen Fiduciary, Politics

On Thursday, June 8th, the House of Representatives passed the “Financial CHOICE Act”. We believe that this is a remarkably bad bill, and hope that the Senate manages to prevent its adoption. Call your Senators today, and ask them to block any Senate version of this bill! Why are we…

Feb 06 2017

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Trump vs Financial Regulation

By Johann Klaassen Fiduciary, Leadership News, Politics

Last week, just before heading off to Florida for the weekend, President Trump took a couple of executive actions designed to begin the process of cutting regulation on banks and Wall Street firms. Dodd-Frank The first of these orders, “On Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System”…

Feb 02 2017

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President Trump and the End of the World

By Johann Klaassen Investment Strategy, Leadership News, Politics

A college classmate wrote me an email recently, asking my opinion about the state of the world, and the markets, in the current political climate. Since the election there’s a nagging voice in my head saying that the money I’m investing is just going to go away on account of…

Dec 09 2016

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Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 5: Civil Society, Civil Rights

By Johann Klaassen Leadership News, Politics, Resources

While we can’t be certain whether the immediate financial-market reactions to his election will continue for the length of a Trump presidency, we think that some of the policies proposed by the incoming administration give even more reasons than ever to make sure that your investments are aligned with your…

Dec 08 2016

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Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 4: Environmental Issues

By Johann Klaassen Investment Strategy, Leadership News, Politics

Dec 06 2016

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Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 3: Removing Regulations

By Johann Klaassen Leadership News, Politics

Dec 05 2016

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Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 2: International Trade

By Johann Klaassen Leadership News, Politics

Dec 02 2016

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Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 1: Tax Law Changes

By Johann Klaassen Leadership News, Politics

After an Election Night result that surprised a lot of Americans, we’re still trying to come to grips with the implications. A lot of financial analysts thought that a Trump victory would send the markets into a long, painful tailspin — and the stock markets initially seemed to bear that…

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Is Sustainable Investing Suddenly … Illegal?

The “Financial CHOICE Act”: A Big Bag of Bad Ideas

Trump vs Financial Regulation

President Trump and the End of the World

Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 4: Environmental Issues

Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 3: Removing Regulations

Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 2: International Trade

Post-Election Uncertainty — Opportunities for SRI Investors — 1: Tax Law Changes

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