The latest piece to appear in CityWire USA’s March 26, 2018 issue can be found in the Library or behind this link. Had to take a breather from the heavy stuff to talk about how to measure… the heavy stuff.
Speaking of heavy stuff — also from CityWire USA, this news item quoting me discusses the selective introduction of firearms screens into portfolio construction. The short version of my perspective is that selective news-driven adjustments to an investment process are gimmickry. There should be an overarching philosophy behind the process that addresses the reasoning for a particular screen. In the case of consumerized military weaponry, Julie Gorte of PAX World (now Impax) put it to me best — removing companies whose products kill when used as directed. Yes, now addressing firearms discretely is absolutely important, but a strong philosophical grounding could have reduced or eliminated the exposure ahead of time, and certainly would be influential in what comes next in the realm of things that are bad for people and the planet. You can see the quote here, and stay tuned, because the next article to appear in CityWire takes on why our children need to #marchforourlives and where stakeholder responsibility resides.