Advocacy & Impact – Q1 2023
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View the Full PDF Here By Richard Frankel Figure 1. Economic Growth and the Composition of GDP This is a snapshot view the full Economic Commentary below. View the Full PDF Here
View the Full PDF Here Corporate profits to decline: Priced in or “the other shoe”? By Theresa Gusman Overview Inflation’s surge to a 40-year high in 2022 let the Fed to an unprecedented series of interest-rate increases, cratering the bond market and sending stocks tumbling. Following a 24.9% decline in the first three quarters 0f […]
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Click Here to View Full PDF Corporate profits to decline: Priced in or “the other shoe”? Overview Inflation’s surge to a 40-year high in 2022 led the Fed to an unprecedented series of interest-rate increases, cratering the bond market and sending stocks tumbling. Following a 24.9% decline in the first three quarters 0f 2022, the […]
Click Here to View Full PDF Preparing for the Next Advocacy Chapter: An Update from the ESG for Impact! Conference First Affirmative Financial Network hosted the 2022 ESG for Impact! Conference, an advisor focused summit that attracts advisors and managers from across the country and Canada. Our audience has a common goal: to serve clients […]
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Click Here to View Full PDF Recession looms – But “it’s always darkest before the dawn”1 Overview After recording their worst first half in more than 50 years, US stocks fell 4.8% in the third quarter bringing the full year decline to 24.9% (see Figure 1, below) before an October rally pushed the S&P 500 […]
Click Here to View Full PDF The Stars Align for a Blockbuster Proxy Season We are delighted to report that concerns that a new SEC rule designed to restrict shareholder proposals on ESG issues have been overshadowed by overwhelming evidence that efforts to restrict the shareholder voice have backfired. A changed landscape at the Securities […]
Listen to the Deep Impact Investing Podcast here In October 2021, Kimberly Griego-Kiel took part in the ESG For Impact! Conference in Colorado Springs. Now back with part two of her ESG for Impact! miniseries, Kim welcomes George Gay, the CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, and Ebony Perkins, Self-Help Credit Union’s Vice President and […]