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These socially conscious funds prove you can have both positive returns and a positive impact bloom.bg/2E6bUoG

Trump apparently shrugged off coming debt crisis with "Yeah, but I won't be here." Sadly that sentiment could also apply to the global community when it comes to climate change. Reports about carbon emissions spike is deeply disturbing. Who will champion action rather than delay?

I want to talk about what ESG means, what it is (data), and what it is not (values). Sustainable finance and #impactinvesting are awash in a sea of terminology, that is often used interchangeably. But #ESG is not the same as SRI or as impact investing.

R's: Clinton is blowing up deficit! Clinton eliminates deficit. Bush wins. Bush blows up deficit. Cheney: Deficits don't matter! Obama wins. R's: Obama is blowing up deficit! Obama reduces deficit. Trump wins. Trump blows up deficit. Mulvaney: Nobody cares about deficits!

We are pleased that negotiations with the company resulted in a commitment to expand their disclosures on ESG issues $SBAC

Of course, crony SOCIALISM was the problem in Russia and China. Here's to a world where cronyism gives way to a true meritocracy. (Don't hold your breath.)

In my Financial Planning column, I call Reg BI a custom tailor job, where the SEC custom fits sheep's clothing to better fit the wolves on Wall Street when they go out and sell stuff.

Huge update: JP Morgan & Wells Fargo have announced that they will no longer fund private prisons. How did this happen? Through organizing people & public pressure! Everyday folks began paying attention to who was funding for-profit prisons & family separation,+ acted on it. ⬇️

”When choosing investments that are listed as ESG, SRI, impact, sustainable or any other term, it is imperative that you look past the name of the investments to the underlying holdings of the portfolio." cnbc.com/2019/03/28/val… via Sonya Dreizler

Very funny.

My courageous friend, Sonya Dreizler, is shaking things up in #finserv. #DFTBA, Sonya! Oh, nevermind, you're always awesome!

. Tina Smith brings up phony comment letters. Clayton: They’ve launched an investigation but won't say should be illegal. Senator: “If you’re basing decisions about what to do on comments…that end up to be fueled by corporate advocacy groups, that I think is a problem.”

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Bold subtitle here: "Buying new cars is like taking $40,000 and setting it on fire" To be fair, NOT buying cars no guarantee of riches. But regularly buying new ones DEFINITELY sets you back... "The road to riches is this simple: Drive a crappy car" on.mktw.net/35ZZyJ3

Join us in calling for a fair tax code today! Tweetstorm today at 2:00 Eastern with Americans For Tax Fairness, Coalition on Human Needs, and Patriotic Millionaires #IDemandAFairTaxCode #PeopleOverProfits

Good ideas to combat coronavirus: 👍paid sick leave 👍cash payments to households 👍investment in social safety net 👍nutritional assistance BAD ideas to combat coronavirus: ❌corporate tax cuts ❌payroll tax cuts ❌industry bailouts #IDemandAFairTaxCode #PeopleOverProfits

While workers are: 😩struggling to pay healthcare bills 😩putting themselves in harm’s way as “essential” workers 😩taking on their kids' schooling 😩wondering where their next paycheck will come from ...billionaires are quarantined on their superyachts. #IDemandAFairTaxCode

84% of stocks are owned by the wealthiest 10% of people in this country. Over 50% of stocks are owned by the top 1%. That is trillions of dollars in almost entirely untaxed wealth owned by the very richest people. #TaxTheRich now.