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Although impact funds are good at talking up the social and environmental aspects of their investing strategy in their marketing materials, their internal

Private equity boss, Thomas A. Carver says this is a blessing and a curse. And he knows a thing or two about running a business considering that he launched

By this measure (recent correction included), stocks are still historically expensive. While still below the all-time high of 43.77 reached during the dot-com

Considering faith in investment portfolios is a conversation that 75% of Americans say they would like to have with their financial advisor but only 9% of

Murat Aktihanoglu, co-founder and managing partner at Remarkable Ventures, joined me on a recent episode of The Impact to discuss his journey in venture

Seventy-five percent of Americans believe climate change is happening, and 63% of the country is worried about the effects. But only 38% in the U.S. believe

The “valley of death” has become a popular term to describe a challenging period for sustainability focused startups. Bridging this “valley of death” in

While these goals may sound technocratic or abstract, the strategies used to achieve them, including a sweeping tariff regime, aggressive debt refinancing,

Impact investing can be a driver of outsize stock returns under the right conditions, according to research published this week by global

Ever since the first phone call from Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the telecommunications industry has been with us. Over the past 150 years it has grown

Observers are watching how the Trump administration will reform – or dissolve -- the U.S. Department of Education. As with many other changes in Washington,

While many religions encourage responsible financial stewardship, the majority of faith-based investment options apply Christian, Catholic or Islamic

Tokenization is revolutionizing modern finance, offering innovative ways to manage and trade assets securely by converting ownership into tokens on a

Equities.com CEO Paula DeLaurentis, in a recent conversation with Patrick Bishop, unpacked how the CEO of ReRoute Americas is thinking big just four years

During the “Tariff Tantrum” of 2018–2019 — sparked by the U.S. slapping tariffs on steel, aluminum and billions in Chinese goods — global markets braced for

What if we were able to talk about money the same way we discuss music?

David Press, CEO & co-founder of Confluence Partners, joined me on a recent episode of The Impact to discuss how Confluence Partners is working at the

This is the story of Boingo Wireless.

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The sustainable investing team at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, a $500 billion fund, is acquiring Atlas-SSI Holdings, a North American supplier of water

The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private investment firm, said this week that its affordable housing strategy now has more than $2.5 billion in assets under

Investors around the world continue to engage on issues of responsibility such as climate change, governance and human rights despite increasing political

“Given this sustained shift in investment demographics, it is critical for leaders to reassess the retail investing landscape and ensure individual investors

Artificial intelligence is riding the biggest, multibillion-dollar, international growth wave of all time. That being said, Forbes magazine reports some

Countries around the world added 585 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in 2025, accounting for 92.5% of all power growth globally, a report out this week

If you pay any attention to the financial press, you’ve probably heard that sustainable investing is "controversial." Investment professionals disagree loudly

The Coca-Cola Co. has committed to disclosing its ongoing investments in reusable bottles and to report the results of those investment efforts after Green

Amazon is expanding its Sustainability Exchange resource platform to give its value-chain partners access to investments in nature-based products and carbon

Just Climate, a specialty investment business focused climate and agriculture, has secured $175 million in capital, including through the backing of the

So how is Lisa Sachs, the director of the Columbia University Center on Sustainable Investment and the recently launched Columbia Climate School MS in Climate

Water is often overlooked as an investment. But while 71% of the Earth's surface is underwateri, potable water – clean, drinkable water - is scarce,

The field of physical therapy is evolving rapidly, driven by advancements in technology, changing patient expectations, and the growing recognition of the

Change isn’t coming – it’s already here. Venture capital is undergoing a seismic shift, and if you’re not investing in women-led and diverse startups,

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Amy’s experience proved part of a pattern that I’ve since observed across the financial industry: Many women seem to behave as though they don’t have time to

Today, we are living through one of the most historic inflection points in our history. AI will thrust our civilization to new heights, with a few bumps along

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I was recently joined by Chintan Panchal, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at RPCK Rastegar Panchal, to discuss how Chintan entered the impact investing

I was recently joined by Aniket Shah, PhD, Managing Director at Jefferies Group LLC, to discuss climate adaption and resilience in a changing world.

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A Chicago-based nonprofit with ties to local athletes is stepping up its commitment revitalize disinvested communities through the purchase of a cutting-edge

I was recently joined by Caroline Bressan, CEO at Open Road Impact, to discuss how Open Road funds companies combating climate change and the importance of

LEGO Group made significant progress in adding renewable resources to its raw materials mix in 2024, more than doubling the amount of renewables in the

According to Slav, “The Trump administration will not sacrifice national prosperity, energy security and the freedom of our people for an agenda that

Even with a build in crude oil inventories, as posted from last night’s API report, gasoline posted a strong draw in inventories. Slav wrote that the head of

Artificial intelligence is a remarkable technology that is moving into many new industries and taking them to the next level. In each industry, there are

The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any

How does an “immigrant kid” become the founder of a firm that provides sustainable solutions for institutional investors, including ESG market analysis and

A new list of the top impact investing fund managers highlights the strides being made in the field, particularly the number of managers with $1 billion or

If you look across the energy spectrum, crude oil prices have fallen since the beginning of the new year, as have gasoline and diesel fuel, while natural gas

When people talk about sustainable investing, one of the first things that comes to mind is “going green.” There’s a good reason that the ESG label used by

In a story from Tsvetana Paraskova in Oilprice.com titled “U.S. Energy Secretary: Shale Could Boost Production Even at $50 Oil” U.S. Energy Secretary Chris

Despite progress on women's rights over the last five decades, women and girls still face pushback, obstacles, obstruction and even the threat of violence and

"Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree," Warren Buffett said in CSB interview that aired on

More than 60% of women in the U.S. tell Fidelity Investments that they are optimistic about their financial wellness in 2025, saying they will be better off

We Are Enough, a women's education nonprofit organization, this week launched it 3.3.3 Challenge that aims to spur 3 million women to make $3 billion in

More energy commentary is available at www.matadoreconomics.com

February is Black History Month, a time when we honor the experience of people of African descent in the U.S. and raise awareness of important developments

There are $200 trillion of investable assets across the global financial system, affecting the decision-making of businesses and the lives of billions of

Roughly fifteen years ago, it appeared IBM roared into its next generation of growth somewhere around the year 2011. That was when their new Watson played

A group of 14 companies in the natural-products industry is coming together this week to join the Purpose Pledge, a nine-month pilot program that aims to

More energy commentary is available at www.matadoreconomics.com

Looking specifically at the energy complex, we saw Friday’s Baker Hughes Rig Count totals, and they once again failed to impress as they are not growing by

Everyone is talking about or using weight loss products. So, the government pounces. A batch of 17 drugs are on a list of medications in a second round of

In market trends and policy developments, the Global Energy Monitor (GEM) indicates coal powered energy production is growing wildly, as “Asia’s largest

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The United States has now achieved mobile nuclear energy capabilities with Nano Nuclear Energy mounting a modular nuclear power plant on a semi-trailer truck

President Trump has made dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion policies a priority for his second administration and many high-profile companies have

U.S. companies doing business in the EU who need to comply with their emissions trading rules will be interested in what Andrew Eckhardt, CFA, CAP2 GmbH’s

Martha Underwood is CEO of Prismm, an enterprise platform that empowers banks to securely organize, manage and share critical information, positioning them as

More energy commentary is available at www.matadoreconomics.com

While on one hand it is true that Nvidia is one of the big winners in the vibrant and ever-changing AI space, that does not mean Wall Street or investors

To be clear, there are numerous fund companies that specialize in defining what mindful, sustainable companies are. There are several of them listed in the

A story from Tsvetana Paraskova in Oilprice.com titled, “EU Imports of Russian Energy Exceed the Bloc’s Aid to Ukraine” asserts the EU and the world are tired

Natural-gas inventories fall. Again. We’re watching geopolitics drive price direction in the energy complex on Friday. But inventory data is supporting