Personal Finance
Community Finance | September 21, 2021
Steward raises $8.8 million to expand online lending for sustainable farms
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 21 – Steward pools investments from individuals to provide capital to sustainably run farms, fisheries, and food producers. Since it was …
Personal Finance | September 13, 2021
Seven ways U.S. retail investors can invest and bank sustainably
Everyday investors, as well as large asset managers and institutions, are flocking to ESG and impact investing. As many as 95% of millennials …
Jessica Brooks, Sunwealth
Personal Finance | August 31, 2021
Sunwealth’s Jessica Brooks: Investing in a better world for all of our kids
I was tucking my oldest son into bed when the question came. “Mom, have you ever wanted to go to bed and not …
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Agrifood Tech | August 25, 2021
Investing in climate-smart farms to accelerate the net-zero transition
In case you haven’t seen the headlines – or haven’t experienced the extreme weather events yourself – climate change is here. In the …
Personal Finance | June 30, 2021
Lisette Cooper: Shareholder activism for our daughters’ daughters
On a winter evening in early 2017, I met with a close friend, a former venture capital professional, for dinner in Harvard Square. …
Ivy Jack, NorthStar Asset Management
Personal Finance | April 15, 2021
Ivy Jack: This moment demands more than investing money
As a child growing up in Baptist churches in Louisiana, I would hear older folks say “Prayer changes things.” Throughout tough periods over …
Personal Finance | February 16, 2021
Nick Flores: Channeling my passions and purpose into my portfolio
Back in 2017, I started receiving questions about my personal portfolio from industry peers.1 Like me, none of them had a $10+ million …
Personal Finance | January 25, 2021
Patricia Farrar-Rivas: How I invest for equity
I grew up the daughter of an Air Force officer and a homemaker. We did not have a lot of money, but as …
Beats | September 17, 2020
Matthew Patsky: Finding my tribe in an unexpected place
Most middle-school-aged children are focused on their small life bubble: impressing their friends with their new sneakers or making sure they do their …
Dealflow | September 3, 2020
Triodos Bank develops impact bond fund for U.K. retail investors
ImpactAlpha, September 3 – Nearly half of retail investors in the U.K. want impact investment options. Triodos Bank U.K. is responding with an …
Beats | July 27, 2020
Nia’s Kristin Hull: How I invest in environmental sustainability and social change
I grew up without money, and so earning a living—rather than investing—was a primary pursuit for me. While I recall my parents arguing …
Beats | June 17, 2020
Erika Karp: How I have invested in the road less traveled
It feels like a hundred years ago that I first walked onto the vast trading floor of one of the world’s largest global …
Conservation | May 22, 2020
Aspiration secures $135 million to expand impact banking products
ImpactAlpha, May 22 – Aspiration launched in 2015 to offer a green and “conscious,” digital alternative to mainstream banks. It has since gone …
Dealflow | May 21, 2020
Wire Group raises €25 million for Netherlands-based impact fund of funds
ImpactAlpha, May 21 – Dutch impact advisor Wire Group launched its first fund last year, after 10 years helping European family offices develop …
Beats | May 11, 2020
Brent Kessel: Expanding what’s possible with money
I was born and raised in apartheid South Africa and lived there until I was ten. As I grew, the terrible inequity I …