Offer expires April 12, 2019. Why Open an IRA Let’s start with the basics. Anyone can contribute to an IRA, or individual retirement account, regardless of additional employer-sponsored retirement accounts, or 401k(s). As long as you make an income from your wages as an employee or business owner, you are allowed to contribute to an IRA. A few things to take note. For 2018, the IRA contribution limit is $5,500. This is per person, not

“Yes”, they say, “it sounds great, but I don’t want to lose money”. This is the biggest concern we hear from potential clients. They love the idea of investing with their values but are genuinely concerned over the common misconception that impact investments underperform when compared with traditional investment methods. The Research In 2015, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management and Hamburg University conducted an analysis of over 2,000 empirical studies showing the relationship between environmental,

As we’ve seen over the past year, there is no longer any reason or excuse to deny that climate change exists. Extreme weather events have become the norm, global temperatures are rising, and glaciers are retreating around the world. We are constantly being warned that if our fossil fuel consumption, energy levels, and habits don’t change, we’ll continue to see devastating climate effects – including severe temperature changes yet this century. While a small, but

Impact investing may be the new “it” thing to do in the world of investing, but in truth, impact investing dates back to the 1960s. At that time, the focus was on women’s rights, civil rights, and anti-war agendas. Sadly, many of those same causes are still at the forefront of impact investing today. By definition, impact investing or socially responsible investing (SRI) refers to the practice of utilizing an investing strategy that considers both

11.3 million children in need of humanitarian assistance. 400,000 children under 5 suffering Severe Acute Malnutrition. 16.4 million people in need of basic health care. In January 2019. How does this happen in 2019, when human rights are one of the core principles of society? Ensuring that individuals, especially those in vulnerable situations, have basic essentials like food, water, clothing, shelter, and medical care is at the core of humanitarian programs across the world.  And