by lindapowell | Sep 16, 2020 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
Sustainable investing is more popular now than ever. In 2019 investors put $21.4 billion into sustainable mutual funds. In just the first half of this year, almost the same amount was invested ($20.9 billion) in sustainable funds1. The momentum is growing! When it...
by lindapowell | Jun 17, 2020 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
I’ve been talking about Sustainable Investing recently and keep getting blank looks. What really is Sustainable Investing? At its core, it is a way to manage risk in your investments. It is easier to understand this by looking at the risks we face in our lives and...
by lindapowell | Nov 12, 2019 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
People ask sometimes, what’s the number one thing I should be doing with my finances? When it’s time to pull out my “Easy” button for finances, it points right to “Save More Money.” Your future self will thank you. Now there are all sorts of complicated things in...
by lindapowell | Oct 11, 2019 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
The best Halloween I ever had was when I was 9 years old. I put together a costume at home probably inspired by a fairy tale. I was a hunter with bows and an arrow. I painted my face. My parents gave me instructions on how to stay safe. Most important of all, I...
by lindapowell | Sep 23, 2019 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
Remember Jack and the Beanstalk? Jack climbs the beanstalk, discovers the goose that lays the golden eggs, steals the goose, and escapes from the Giant who owns the goose. I bring this up because I think of companies a bit like organizations that manage geese. Each...
by lindapowell | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
I just got back from a trip to the Czech Republic. Prague, the capital, is a beautiful city and a big tourist attraction. I was last there 29 years ago, just a year after the people of the country threw off one-party communist rule and became democratic for the first...
