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Norway Divests from Coal Polluting Investment

Norway has the world’s biggest state pension fund— $900 billion. More than $500 million of this is now divested from Duke Energy and three subsidiaries, over the utility’s history of irresponsible waste-handling from its coal-fired power plants. Duke responded to the...

Work-Tirement, Retirement, Reinvention? You choose!

The mind set we have about the word “retirement” is meaningful. What does it mean to you? When you hear the word “retirement” what emotional reaction do you have?  Some synonyms for retirement are departure, leaving, withdrawal, giving up work, or stepping down. To...

It’s Important to “Refresh” Your Power of Attorney

  A Power of Attorney document is a legal form that enables an individual (called “the principal”) –in this case,  YOU– to appoint someone you choose (called “the agent”) to act on your behalf. The legal instrument can give authorization to act in property, financial...

Slowly, More Women Gain Seats On Boards of Directors

NY Times editors reported on a study by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) which found that “women held (only)16 percent of the board seats at S & P 1500 companies in 2014.” According to the GAO’s calculations, “even if every single future board seat...

Equal Pay Progress for Women

In June 2016, more than 28 Companies signed the White House Equal Pay Pledge, which commits them to take action within their organizations by conducting an annual company-wide gender pay analysis across occupations, reviewing their hiring and promotion processes,...
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