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Climate Change is Real
August 2021 | environment

The summer of 2021 has seen extreme heat and dry conditions sparking wildfires around the globe. From California to Greece, Turkey to Canada, these raging fueling blazes are destroying land and livelihoods. California, in particular, is having a record-breaking year of wildfires with more than twice as many acres burned […]

Impact Investing and Faith-Based Investing
August 2021 | Religion

Impact investments are generally described as investments made with the intention to generate measurable environmental and social impact alongside a financial return. Faith-based investments are essentially impact investments with the added layer of aligning religious beliefs and values. This varies across religious groups depending on their missions, ministries, goals, and […]

Three Ongoing Disparities in Affordable Homeownership
July 2021 | affordable housing

Many factors contribute to the ongoing disparity in affordable homeownership, three of which we have highlighted in this week’s blog and in our new perspective, The Ongoing Challenges of Affordable Homeownership for Black and Minority Families and How the Capital Markets Can Help Reduce the Homeownership Gap, distributed earlier this […]

Four Common Misperceptions of Impact and ESG Investing
July 2021 | ESG investing

In this week’s blog CCM uncovers four common misperceptions of Impact and ESG investing. Myth: Impact and ESG investing sacrifices financial performance. Truth: Strategies that incorporate impact and ESG components have track records, and it is imperative to review their historical risk-adjusted financial performance against their respective benchmarks, as is […]

June Recap at CCM
July 2021 | Firm News

June marks the official start to summer, and for us at CCM, it was a busy month to close out the first half of the year. As we head into the Fourth of July holiday, here are some firm highlights that took place in June. CCM kicked off the month […]

Honoring Juneteenth
June 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S.1 Juneteenth honors freedom, education, and achievements of African Americans across our nation. Earlier this week, the Senate and the House approved a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and yesterday, President Biden signed […]

Compounder Strategy for CCM Equity Strategies
May 2021 | Equities

Many clients know CCM as a fixed income impact investing manager but are less familiar with our equity offerings. Similar to our approach in fixed income, we evaluate equity securities from an impact and financial perspective. In this week’s blog, Tom Lott, portfolio manager, discusses the compounder strategy used for […]