Ron Robins, MBA
Founder & Analyst, Investing for the Soul
Podcast: Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By!
Tutorial: DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Pays Tutorial!
Publisher & Editor: The Soul Investor
Blog Author: Enlightened Economics
Past Columnist: alrroya.com
About My Writing
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Mission
His mission is to help investors bring their higher values into investing decisions. This arose out of discussions, beginning in the 1960s, with numerous investors seeking to bring their personal values into their investment selections. Mr. Robins is considered a pioneer in the concept of ethical and sustainable investing.
Biography
Mr. Robins conceived and created Investing for the Soul in 2002. By 2005, Investing for the Soul was offering Ethical Investing Workshops and Ethical Investing Services, talks, and enjoying widespread media coverage. The workshops and services show/assist investors and investment professionals in finding, researching, and evaluating investments according to a set of desired personal values.
In 2006, Mr. Robins began writing editorials on ethical investing for Investing for the Soul. In 2007, he added Ethical Investing News & Commentary to his website; an e-newsletter The Soul Investor; and the Enlightened Economics blog to create a discussion in formulating a practical economics that integrates consciousness, natural-law, and free-market theory.
In 2010, he started writing a finance and economics column for a leading Middle Eastern business portal/publication alrroya.com.
Mr. Robins in 2016 began offering a highly personalized ethical and sustainable mentoring tutorial called Creating A Profitable Personal Values-Based Portfolio. Then in 2017, wanting to offer a simpler 1-hour version he created the tutorial DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Pays!
Beginning March 2019, Mr. Robins began publishing a podcast titled, Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By! It is now one of the world’s leading ethical investing podcasts and available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and many other platforms.
Please note that Mr. Robins is not an investment advisor, nor is he licensed with any professional investment related body, and thus is not able to, nor does he make, any investment recommendations.
Background/Education
Mr. Robins was born in London, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1967. His education includes business and spiritual studies at institutions of higher learning in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada and the United States. Among his many qualifications are an MBA degree (joint major in finance and marketing), and Honours standing in the Canadian Securities Course.
Prior Investment Industry Experience
Mr. Robins has held investment analyst positions at two leading investment firms. Firstly at Bongard Leslie & Co. Ltd.—now for many years part of BMO Nesbitt Burns, Canada. This was followed by a more senior analyst position at Babson Canadian Reports, a distinguished Canadian investment advisor/manager in the 1970s that had an arms-length relationship to the prestigious U.S. investment firm, David L. Babson & Co. Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts. At Babson′s, Mr. Robins also edited their weekly investment newsletter.
In the late 1990s, Mr. Robins worked for five successful years in a small Toronto investment boutique in global private investment securities sales to wealthy Americans and Europeans.
Teaching TM to Executives
Mr. Robins became a teacher of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Transcendental Meditation (TM) programme in 1972 and taught it for almost thirty years. During the 1990s, he was regarded as North America′s most successful marketer and instructor of the programme to executives, having given over 2,000 TM sales presentations and seminars.
He taught TM at leading North American corporations such as the Toronto-Dominion Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia; at elite health clubs such as the Granite Club and The Fitness Institute (both of Toronto); and have been a keynote speaker at functions of many organizations, Chambers of Commerce and Rotary Clubs.
His studies in spirituality have involved years in seclusion. It is his inner experiences that greatly motivates him on his present path.
Media Coverage
For full details pertaining to his media activities see About His Writing.
Mr. Robins has also achieved significant media successes by authoring, publishing and promoting numerous articles and media stories on investment related matters and the TM programme.
Additionally, his activities have been featured in many published media including MarketWatch, Financial Post, The Toronto Star, and in broadcast media that include the CBC and CFRB Toronto.