Editorials
Do-It-Yourself Sustainable-Ethical Investing Pays!
By Ron Robins A version of this editorial appeared in Canadian MoneySaver magazine September 2017. Many investors could increase profits and assemble a portfolio more in accord with their personal values if they actively managed their own investments. This opportunity is in part due to the vast resources of the web. But particular knowledge is also essential…
How Ethics Benefits Corporate Profits
By Ron Robins, Founder & Analyst – Investing for the Soul This article first featured in Vision magazine, www.vision.ae Just as strong ethics are necessary for beneficial relationships with friends and family, so they are vital for driving a company’s long-term financial performance. A company′s strong ethical culture equates with honesty, respect for employees, clients and…
Is Ethical Investment Failing To Keep Up?
By Ron Robins “If you are saving for your retirement in an ethical pension fund you might well expect to have a say in where your money goes. Our research shows that almost two thirds of funds do not actually ask their customers about their ethical preferences. This may go some way towards explaining why…
The Goldman Ethics Fuss
By Ron Robins I’m both astounded and somewhat bemused by the media frenzy surrounding Greg Smith’s critique of Goldman Sachs’ ethics. I didn’t even bother commenting on it yesterday because after what we experienced in 2008/9, I believed that everyone knew Wall Street and many bankers’ ethics were atrocious anyway! After all, the respected 2012 Edelman…
Sustainability Profits Companies
By Ron Robins For most companies, that which drives up their stock values is what ultimately matters. And adopting ‘sustainability′ practices can do that. A study of the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations′ as determined by Corporate Knights found that, “from February 1 2005, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations has achieved a total return…
ESG Yields Profits
By Ron Robins When I started my career as an investment analyst in 1970, the idea that a company′s environmental and social activities would be important in helping predict its future financial and stock performance was seen as largely irrelevant. Well, not anymore! Inclusive of governance issues and abbreviated as ESG (environmental, social and governance),…
