We often talk to our clients about how Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) have outperformed traditional investments during different periods of time. In 2019, before the coronavirus and the pandemic, companies that scored highly on ESG...
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This week is the 50th-anniversary celebration of Earth Day. What a momentous and important milestone for a day that has become synonymous with environmental sustainability. While there were surely dozens of events to champion our planet that had...
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During these last several weeks of continual discussions about how our known world has been displaced by another world, we do have some positivity in the actions by Congress with the CARES Act, as noted below. Stimulus check. The recovery rebate...
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In our overwhelmed Coronavirus state of mind, we know your primary concern is to keep yourself and your family safe and healthy. However, we realize you may also be concerned about your portfolio. Even though the volatility in the stock market...
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The CNY Carbon Challenge starts this week with the first mission, to sign up for clean energy. I have a professional background in solar, but I’ve put off getting a solar assessment because of its expense. But this week, because of the challenge...
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BIG news came out of Albany this week. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, the sole trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, is finally talking about divesting from fossil fuel companies. He has committed to moving forward with divesting from...
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Pete Wirth (Climate Change Action & Awareness) and Yvonne Chu have been working together to get the word out about how Central New Yorkers can mitigate climate change by taking small steps and changing their routines. They’ve had success...
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What makes a fund or a company socially responsible? How can you tell which money managers are really walking the walk and screening the companies in their portfolio for their Environmental, Social, Governance, and which ones are in fact...
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BlackRock: “Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects” As a Socially Responsible Investment firm, Hansen’s has long beaten the drum on environmental sustainability and corporate social governance. I have...
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Happy New Year! We hope 2020 brings health, happiness, and hope for the future. We are all thinking of the people and animals of Australia as they deal with the devastating fires. If you are looking to make a donation please consider these...
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt Exhaustion. We hear that word a lot these days from people who are tired of arguments, politics, trying to eat right or after a long workout. And even if...
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For as long as Katelyn has been a Financial Advisor at Hansen‘s, we have known her to be passionate about environmental and economic sustainability, and her community. It is what led her to pursue a career in Socially Responsible Investing...
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