Sustainable investing is about values most people consider self-evident: taking responsibility for our actions, speaking the truth, treating people with respect, and protecting our earth and the creatures we share it with. These values are tried and true, and we have never needed them more than now.
As an investment adviser, I see the contrast between people who are grateful for what they have and those who are fearful of not having enough; between those who live from a sense of abundance and those who are caught in a mindset of scarcity.
As investors, we have access to an important lever of change. As elders, it’s our responsibility to do everything we can to leave our children a livable planet
Many people's investment decisions are easily swayed by feelings when the market swings up or down, but that's rarely a good indicator of what you should actually do in your portfolio.
As shareholders, we can raise concerns like equal pay for women, protection of LGBTQ+ employees, provision of reproductive health services and racial hiring bias.
Thank you to all out clients and staff who participated in LongView's Inaugural Watershed Clean Up Day! Together, we collected 33 bags of trash along the banks of the Acequia Madre.
You’ve probably been reading about the collapse last week of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in California. Hopefully, the following commentary will answer questions that may have come up for you, and give you a sense of where things stand now.
LongView Founder David Cantor is quoted in an article by Morningstar listing 10 reasons why ESG investing is here to stay, despite recent political backlash from the right.
Like most of you, we are watching the unfolding catastrophe in Ukraine with deep concern. However, while there will be ongoing geopolitical repercussions from the conflict, the US is likely to be far less affected. Here's our founder's take on the crisis and the stock market response.
Becoming a certified B Corporation in 2019 has helped us be a better company, benefiting our clients, employees, and community. Now, three years later, we reflect on what it means and how it's changed us.
In the first part of this article, we discussed how women have challenges that are different from men when it comes to building wealth. The following strategies may also be helpful: Creating a spousal IRA, setting up health savings accounts, and claiming Social Security to maximize your benefits.
As investors, women have to deal with challenges that are different from those facing most men. Unequal pay, limited employment opportunities, and glass ceilings often reduce their lifetime earnings. The demands of pregnancy and childcare, most recently evident during COVID when women sacrificed work opportunities to care for homebound children in far greater numbers than their male partners, further widen the economic gap. Womens’ healthcare costs also tend to be higher, and because of a longer life expectancy, their assets need to last longer.