Investment Strategy

“Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” These words, from Small Planet Institute founder Anna Lappé, encapsulate the modern challenge before the retail industry – how to source, manufacture, package and sell products that line up with what consumers increasingly value: durable and eco-friendly goods, produced […]

From the data center to the daycare center, real estate developers are transforming buildings’ carbon footprint. To find an impactful place for sustainability to take root, look no further than the walls surrounding you. Buildings and their construction account for 36% of global energy use and 39% of carbon dioxide emissions annually, according to the U.N. Environment Program; […]

Drew O’Neil discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors. One of the unique benefits of owning individual bonds is that at some point they will be redeemed by the issuer*, either through a call or at the maturity date. When this happens, your principal is returned to you in the form […]

Rising volatility remains one of investors’ chief concerns. May’s equity markets continued the upward trend, though less exuberantly than in prior months. Driving market indecision were the three I’s: immunity, inflation and infrastructure, says Raymond James Chief Investment Officer Larry Adam. The push and pull of backward-looking economic data combined with forward-looking projections led to […]