Over the last two years, six out of 10 of the world’s largest food companies have set goals to increase regenerative agriculture in their supply chains. Regenerative agriculture refers to practices aimed at replenishing topsoil levels, improving soil health, and sequestering carbon. Examples include planting cover crops to reduce soil erosion and fertilizer use, mixing […]
Liz Ford
Everyone Wants ESG, But What Is It?…
The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing industry has exploded over the last decade. The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment reports that there are now over $17 trillion in U.S. assets managed via a strategy that incorporates some kind of ESG information. There is great appeal in the idea that ESG performance can be […]
Silver Linings…
There has been no shortage of COVID-related bad news lately, especially if you google ‘Emerging Markets.’ Four of the top five virus hotspots are in developing countries. Industries crucial to many emerging economies are among the worst hit: tourism has been all but cancelled; low demand for oil and other commodities persists. Even with more […]
ESG 101…
Investing has never been an industry to shy away from buzzwords and acronyms, especially when it comes to a hot new trend. For those of you interested in the increasingly popular sphere of socially responsible investing (SRI) – a broad term representing a wide variety of strategies that consider not only financial return but social […]
Ghost In The Machine…
Often, components essential to the functioning of an engine work so smoothly they stay hidden until something breaks. Then again, sometimes we will ourselves to drive on even after being warned about faulty parts. Over the last six weeks, we’ve experienced a whiplash of selling and buying across bond markets. First, prices dropped with the […]
Decision-Making Under Stress…
Ongoing uncertainty about COVID-19 may have you feeling stressed-out and unsure of how to proceed with the decisions of daily life, both big and small. Know that you are not alone – stress brings predictable changes to the areas in the brain responsible for logical decision-making for most of us. Research shows that when we […]
Why so Negative?…
When you lend money to the government by buying a Treasury bond, it’s an investment and not a favor. You expect to get back more than you put in, in the form of interest, in order to compensate you for a multitude of risks and the loss of use of your money. This makes recent […]
Our Chocolate Recipe Pivots to the East…
Hooray – our annual Chocolate Dessert for this Holiday Season. And just to impress you with our effort, listen to this vetting process. Jordan Lafayette here at the office supervised a rigorous Test Kitchen to get to our final result. From early November two employees a week prepared a chocolate recipe. In early December we […]
