Earth Day took place this past Monday, an annual event celebrated on April 22, focused on environmental protection. Starting in 1970, this annual tradition was founded by Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. On the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
I recently had the very good fortune of visiting Italy with my family during my kid’s spring break. I had been to Italy once before – about 15 years ago – but this time was different for two main reasons. The first reason is that I was going to see […]
Many of our clients have recently inquired about our ability to customize impact investments that can positively benefit immigrants/refugees. Regardless of recent political debate – or perhaps in light of it – these groups are the focus of many foundations, philanthropies, and other investment businesses. And that makes sense given […]
Income inequality in the United States is at an all-time high even as the country’s unemployment statistics get better, down to 3.2% at the end of 2018; however, the African-American unemployment rate is nearly twice that of Caucasian workers.1