Today’s New York Times had a great article about new efforts to expose bribery in developing countries. All it takes is a little exposure. People sometimes justify bribes by dismissing them as gifts or tips. It’s part of the culture, they say. I was a waitress for a while in college, and I can assure… [Read More]
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Fiduciary Responsiblity and Susan G. Komen for the Cure
At this point, we all know what happened: Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to cut grant funding for Planned Parenthood, the executives gave conflicting stories about why it was cutting funding, and people all over raged on Facebook, Twitter, and what have you. Once criticism that I saw, several times, was the idea… [Read More]
Current Trends in Social Investing
Last week, I spoke at a meeting of the Chicago chapter of Women Advancing Microfinance along with Caroline Allen of Creation Investments. Here’s a recap of my speech: Essentially, we can think of social investing two ways. One is finding investments for people who want to invest socially, and the other is improving the environment,… [Read More]
Some Challenges with SRI on Campus
A friend of mine serves on the sustainability committee of his alma mater, a large state university. At a recent meeting, he suggested that the committee look into sustainable investments for the endowment, and the committee representative from the board of trustees got upset. My friend asked me if I could send him information that… [Read More]
Guest Post: Mike Scanlin of Born To Sell on Covered Calls
Annie here: Today, I have a guest post on covered calls. As always, no trading or investment strategy is right for everyone, and past performance does not indicate future results. With that in mind, if you want to learn more about covered calls, Mike has some ideas for you. Covered Calls: Earn 1.5% Per Month… [Read More]
