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This week’s digest marches into political and social movements affecting investors and their portfolios. Stories to note include an anti-gun activists’ latest boycott effort, and why corporations should pay close attention to the simple ‘#’ symbol coming across social media feeds.
Also, check out interviews with mutual fund managers about opportunities they’re finding among stocks and bonds, and see how you can successfully incorporate investments into your portfolio that reflect your own values.
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David Hogg calls for investors to boycott Vanguard, BlackRock, over gun holdings
Parkland anti-gun activist calls on investors to take action.
David Hogg calls for investors to boycott Vanguard, BlackRock, over gun holdings
How the ‘#’ symbol has the power to upend your investments and your job
A generation wielding so-called ‘New Power’ is influencing companies and workplaces through social media
How the ‘#’ symbol has the power to upend your investments and your job
Companies with women executives can help you do better in the stock market
Women are more likely to practice five of the nine management behaviors that McKinsey & Co. thinks are key to a company’s success.
Companies with women executives can help you do better in the stock market
Here’s why small-cap stocks could be vulnerable to ETF outflows
Exchange-traded funds are among the most popular ways for investors to get exposure to nearly any asset class, region, or strategy in the global market. However, rather than there being safety in numbers, this is seen as something that could become a risk factor for select types of assets.
Here’s why small-cap stocks could be vulnerable to ETF outflows
How to find ‘coming of age’ companies whose stocks could rise 10-fold
Amy Zhang has led a big turnaround at the Alger Small-Cap Focus Fund by finding innovative companies.
How to find ‘coming of age’ companies whose stocks could rise 10-fold
Here’s what investors will learn about their brokers, if the SEC gets its way
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing that retail investors will receive a new package of disclosures that will help them better pick a financial professional.
Here’s what investors will learn about their brokers, if the SEC gets its way
Rising rates don’t scare these top bond pros
Managers of Thornburg Strategic Income Fund dig deep for opportunities, writes Philip van Doorn.
Rising rates don’t scare these top bond pros
How retirement investors can protect themselves — even without a fiduciary rule
A court may have blocked implementation of the fiduciary rule, but retirees can still protect themselves, writes Mark Hulbert.
How retirement investors can protect themselves — even without a fiduciary rule
Saving for retirement: How auto-IRA plans may secure the future
Oregon is among five states in the country now requiring employers to automatically enroll workers in a Roth IRA retirement savings plan. Employees can opt out, but if too many do, the plans could fail.
Saving for retirement: How auto-IRA plans may secure the future
How socially responsible investing transforms traditional portfolios
Here's how the principles of environmentally and socially conscious investing (ESG) are transforming different aspects of portfolio construction.
How socially responsible investing transforms traditional portfolios