ESG and Generational Strategies for Retirement Plan Advisers
Adviser Steve Bogner reviews ESG investing and the financial goals of younger investors.
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By Steve Bogner
Over the next three decades, the Gen Xers, millennials, and Gen Zers will be the beneficiaries of some $70 trillion dollars being passed down to them by their parents and grandparents.
Retirement plan advisers should understand what distinguishes these next generation investors from the generations that preceded them.
One such distinguishing factor involves the growing importance among socially conscious investors of aligning their core beliefs with their investments when assessing a company’s commitment to sustainability.
In 2020, investors poured $51 billion into impact investing. Many predict that this is only the beginning. Philippe Cousteau and Doug Heske aren t new to the game and share their insight on the tremendous potential to do good and do well in this interview.
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Johnson & Johnson (
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The Supreme Court s decision to pass on the appeal leaves Johnson & Johnson liable for at least $2.1 billion in payments to 22 women who said they developed the cancer from the use of products including is iconic Baby Powder produced by Johnson & Johnson that included asbestos. The original damages of $4.7 billion, the largest in U.S. history at the time, were reduced on appeal last year.
Exxon Climate-Activism Investor Wins at Least 2 Board Seats
A shareholder vote at Exxon Mobil put at least two nominees from climate-activism investor Engine No. 1 on the energy giant s board.
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May 26, 2021 3:03 PM EDT
A climate-activism investor, Engine No. 1, won at least two seats on the board at energy giant Exxon Mobil (
The San Francisco hedge fund hopes to make the Irving, Texas, integrated energy giant more active in combating climate change
The coalition is a group of 135 institutions focused on both sustainability and long-term returns. The fact that at least two of Engine #1’s four board candidates were elected reflects the right of shareholders to escalate the demand for transformation at companies such as Exxon, Behar said.