Category: ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds
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Debunking 4 Myths About Sustainable Investing
December 19, 2016— Enthusiasm for sustainable investing is surging. Already, more than $8.7 trillion of investment capital is managed using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in U.S. markets alone, a 184 percent increase since 2010. This pot of money increasingly includes investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy, affordable housing and more, as well as investments that more…
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Liquid Alternatives Veteran Takes Over Fund to Expand Alts Offering to Advisors and Investors
Demand for Sub-Advisory Services Leads to New Fund Liquid alternative investment veteran, Dick Pfister, founded AlphaCore Capital to bring alternative investments to private clients in an independent, boutique setting. A year later, the La Jolla- based firm’s success and demand from advisors for sub-advisory services have led the firm to take over an alternative mutual…
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Hennessy Funds Receives Seven 2016 MFEA STAR Awards
Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hennessy Funds announced that it has received seven 2016 STAR Awards for excellence in mutual fund marketing and communications. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Hennessy Funds has been honored by MFEA and brings the total number of STAR Awards received to 24. The STAR Awards are presented annually…
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Who Are Wall Street’s Biggest ‘Carbon Offenders’?
Analysis: Top 10 Mutual Fund, ETF Managers All Have Above-Average Carbon Footprints New Web Tool Shows Unexpectedly High Carbon Exposure of Funds As You Sow, YourSRI.com team up to carbon footprint $11 trillion in funds utilizing data from South Pole Group and exposing carbon risk – available now at fossilfreefunds.org OAKLAND, CA, ZURICH & VADUZ,…
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Critical investment planning decisions
Emotions, not logic and reason, are what typically drive investors in making critical investment planning decisions. That’s according to seasoned wealth advisor Chris White, CFA, author of the new book, Working with the Emotional Advisor: Financial Psychology for Wealth Managers (Praeger, 2016). A wealth counselor with over 25 years of experience working with affluent and…
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The Greatest Misallocation of Capital (BUBBLE) in Financial History
Sometimes it’s critical to look clearly at the big picture. The big picture is that the financial world has allocated capital… trillions of dollars of capital, based on Central Banks trying to corner the bond market. [box size=”large” style=”rounded”]In the current debt-based monetary system, sovereign bonds are the bedrock of finance.[/box] Every other asset under…
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3 Avoidable Errors That Could Upend Your Retirement Plans
As older Americans approach retirement, many may be realizing their financial planning isn’t what it should have been. That could mean they need to postpone retirement – or abandon the idea altogether. “Most people don’t spend much time even thinking about retirement,” says Stephen Ng, author of “10 Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid: Strategies Designed…
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Canada Pension Plan to Invest Offshore
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Invests EUR480 Million in the Mandatory Exchangeable Facility of LeasePlan TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 30, 2016) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., has completed the funding of EUR480 million in the Mandatory Exchangeable Facility of LeasePlan. This investment…