What Does it Mean to Be an ESG Investor?

There is good news for the growing number of ESG investors who want to build portfolios aligned with environmental, social, and governance issues.

In late 2017, I was tasked with building Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) portfolios for Plancorp. To be honest, I was initially less than thrilled; my past experiences with these types of portfolios were not necessarily positive. ESG strategies previously showed up to me as ones driven by emotions, wherein people tried to align their investment portfolios to their personal values — and, as a result, generally hurting their performance along the way. But my research quickly revealed that a lot has changed in the ESG realm from when I formed those initial impressions. Most importantly, an increasing amount of research shows that companies doing a good job of addressing ESG issues tend to outperform companies that are doing a poor job on ESG issues. With that in mind, here's a quick overview of the ESG landscape and what it means to be an ESG investor. Read More: What Does It Mean to be an ESG Investor? Highlights From Staying at Home Starting next week, my kids return to daycare and camp. Stores and restaurants are beginning to re-open, too. I'm ready for things to return to some form of "normal," but I hope to keep some new aspects of life from the past 10+ weeks. In no particular order, that includes: Lack of morning or evening "rush" Evening family walks Exercise variation Making smoothies in the morning Quality family time (digitally and in person) Wearing t-shirts to work Lower levels of overall consumption Some of you have replied to past emails saying you enjoy this section and seeing some real life pictures. While this is the last time I plan to have "Highlights From Staying Home," you can follow me on Instagram where I regularly share photos and plan to begin publishing exclusive educational content, too. Reading List Low Bond Returns Are Nothing New - A Wealth of Common Sense Inflation Worries Will Be Wrong Again - Bloomberg Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree - New York Times Why We Focus on Trivial Things - Farnam Street Myth Busting, Popular Delusions, and the Variant Perception - Michael Mauboussin DoorDash and Pizza Arbitrage - Margins

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