Click Here To View PDF COVID Uncertainty and Accelerating Inflation Increase Market Volatility By Theresa Gusman July 21, 2021 Overview At second quarter end, the S&P 500 was 92% above its March 23, 2020, pandemic low and 27% above its pre-pandemic high (see Figure 1). With vaccination rates rising and economic activity accelerating, we entered […]
Click here to view PDF It is hard to believe that we are halfway through summer and working our way to fall! The past 11 months have been a flurry of activity for First Affirmative Financial Network. In case you missed it, First Affirmative was recognized as one of the Best for the World™ B […]
We’re proud to join 173 major investors, companies, individuals and nonprofits to call on @SEC_News and @USTreasury to mandate climate disclosure. #ClimateDisclosureNow https://bit.ly/3igvL7J. This mission helps protect investors from risks – including the systemic and financial risks associated with the climate crisis.
We give your values a voice through our active Shareowner Advocacy program. We vote your clients’ shares and advocate with businesses and policy leaders for meaningful change. Being a signatory on this recent statement represents another step in a decade-long effort by investors to press for effective methane regulation at the federal and state levels.
Want to learn more about what happened in the Bond Market during the first quarter of 2021? See what Wasmer Schroeder had to say. https://www.firstaffirmative.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/S1a3-Quarterly_Bond_Market_Overview.pdf
To View PDF Click Here By Theresa Gusman, Alex Cote, and Kaitlyn Mitchell Overview – All Eyes on Global Economic Recovery The vaccination race has begun with nine countries already exceeding 25% of their population inoculated with at least one dose of vaccine.1 Traders are anticipating rate hikes enacted rate hikes to curtail impending inflation, […]
Back from the Abyss By Theresa Gusman | To View PDF Click Here April 19, 2021 Overview A year ago, we stared into the abyss. We wondered how bad the damage – economic, social, personal, and professional – would be. Now, although challenges remain, ongoing policy support and the quickening pace of vaccine distribution have […]
By George Gay | Click Here to View PDF Sir David Attenborough, renowned nature documentarian, has produced his “witness statement” regarding human life on earth, his forecast for the future, and his prescription for avoiding it. When man first landed on the moon, in 1969, the human population on earth was less than half of […]
Reading the Tea Leaves for Proxy Season 2021 By Holly Testa | Click Here to View PDF The spring crush of annual shareholder meetings is upon us, and this year promises welcome and much-needed change that reflects increasing investor focus and concern with regard to environmental, social, and governance issues. We may well see record-breaking […]
First Affirmative Plays Matchmaker to Escalate Renewable Energy Adoption Sometimes the most effective engagement strategy is to make some introductions and get out of the way! We asked one of our portfolio companies to address our concern that their growing global data center energy footprint continues to be powered by fossil fuel sources. Our discussions […]
