Impact Investing

This is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive force. It shows how impact investing is a transformational vehicle for delivering "blended value" throughout the investment spectrum, giving a single name to a set of activities previously siloed in enclaves, revealing how they are linked within what is becoming a new field of investing.

Sustainable investing is booming. The investment industry is fast approaching a point where one-third of global assets under management are invested with a sustainable objective. But do sustainable investment products do what investors expect them to do? How can an investor tell if their investments are having the social impact they want? Larry Swedroe and Sam Adams cut through the fog and bring clarity on all of this and more - providing investors with a firm plan for truly sustainable investing.

Investing with Impact: Why Finance Is a Force for Good outlines the roadmap to reinvigorate a skeptical public and demoralized financial services industry by making the case that contrary to popular misconception, finance is not the cause of the world's problems, in fact, it can provide the solution. Author Jeremy Balkin presents the case that the finance industry can improve the state of the world by positively influencing the allocation of capital.

What do the most successful investors have in common? David M. Rubenstein, cofounder of one of the world’s largest investment firms, has spent years interviewing the greatest investors in the world to discover the time-tested principles, hard-earned wisdom, and indispensable tools that guide their practice. Rubenstein, who has spent more than three decades in the hypercompetitive world of private equity, now distills everything he’s learned about the art and craft of investing, from venture capital, real estate, private equity, hedge funds, to crypto, endowments, SPACs, ESG, and more.

You can choose where you live, serve, learn, and give. What about where you invest? What if you could align your investments with God’s heart? Imagine the impact that you could have.

The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism offers precise details on what exactly impact investing entails, embodied in the experiences and best and proven practices of some of the world's most successful impact investors, across asset classes, geographies, and areas of impact. The audiobook discusses the parameters of impact investing in unprecedented detail and clarity.

The Steward Investor: Investing God’s Resources for Eternal Impact is not just another stewardship book about competent money management or generosity. Instead, using scripture and real-world examples, this book helps us discover our duty as God’s money managers, provoking us to invest differently.

A powerful manifesto for CEOs and employees alike: Influential and award-winning business leader Margaret Heffernan reveals how organizations can build ideal workplace cultures and create seismic shifts by making deceptively small changes.

Put your money where your mouth is when it comes to handling your finances and join the Female Invest trio on a mission to investigate sustainable stocks and funds, angel investing, and empowering initiatives - for both you and the planet. Cutting through the noise, this trusted resource will rationalize the vast scope of the term "sustainable investing", and consider how investments, funds, stocks, and shares can be responsible, ethical, green, and impactful - enabling you to partake in a truly circular economy.

Bitcoin halving is like the Super Bowl for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. It's the event that everyone waits for with bated breath, holding onto their seats as they watch the drama unfold in the volatile world of digital currency. But what exactly is this halving, and why does it send shockwaves through the entire crypto market? Well, let's break it down in a casual, easy-to-understand manner.

Are you fascinated by the allure of gold and the prospect of stunning riches? The World's Richest Gold Mines is the ultimate guidebook for anyone who wants to know more about the world of gold mining. With its comprehensive coverage of the history, geography, social impact, and economics of gold mining, as well as detailed analyses of the largest and most productive gold mines in the world, this eBook offers a wealth of knowledge and insights into this fascinating industry. Discover the fascinating stories of the South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin, which produces more gold than any other ...

Dive into the future of investing with 'Sustainable Wealth: Crafting a Future-Forward Investment Portfolio.' This groundbreaking guide takes you on a journey beyond traditional investment paradigms, where financial success converges with environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and corporate governance. Discover how to build a portfolio that not only delivers competitive financial returns but also promotes positive societal impact and long-term sustainability. From strategic asset allocation to ESG integration, shareholder engagement, and performance monitoring, this book offers ...

From local coffee shops to the largest Fortune 500 companies, everyone is struggling to make the impossible choice between chasing short-term objectives and creating a secure future for their company.

Bitcoin is taking over the world in more ways than one. What started out as a basic currency for trading online throughout the world without interference from a bank or the government has quickly grown to become one of the most widely used cryptocurrencies in the world. The technology behind this currency can even change the way we handle insurance, banking, and finances.

The blockchain is a new revolution in the field of technology. This technology is in developmental stages; therefore, a number of people don’t know about it. This audiobook is designed to offer you maximum details about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. If you want good information about future, implication, and effects of blockchain technology, this can be a good audiobook for you. After listening to this audiobook, you will be able to understand blockchain, Bitcoin, and their uses.

Real estate has been in existence since people have decided that living in caves was no longer an option. However, most progress in real estate has probably happened in the last two centuries or so with the invention of the elevator. Elevators made it possible for real estate to include high-rise office buildings, multiple-floor residential apartment houses, and shopping malls.

Wenn es um die Gestaltung der Zukunft geht, stehen sich Nachhaltigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit meist gegenüber. Doch die Kompromisse aus diesem Spannungsfeld bringen nur wenig Fortschritt. Zu wenig, um genau zu sein - denn unser Planet befindet sich in einem schlechten Zustand: Die Erderwärmung nimmt stetig zu, Ökosysteme befinden sich an kritischen Kipppunkten und die Menschheit schaut ohnmächtig zu. Zum Glück gibt es ein Konzept, welches neue Blickrichtungen und innovative Problemlösungen ermöglicht: Impact Investing.

Wie wir mit Impact Investing unsere Welt vor dem Untergang bewahren: Wenn es um die Gestaltung der Zukunft geht, stehen sich Nachhaltigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit meist gegenüber. Doch die Kompromisse aus diesem Spannungsfeld bringen nur wenig Fortschritt. Zu wenig, um genau zu sein - denn unser Planet befindet sich in einem schlechten Zustand: Die Erderwärmung nimmt stetig zu, Ökosysteme befinden sich an kritischen Kipppunkten und die Menschheit schaut ohnmächtig zu. Zum Glück gibt es ein Konzept, welches neue Blickrichtungen und innovative Problemlösungen ermöglicht: Impact Investing.

The inspiring true story of Zen Ventures, a venture impact studio for diverse founders and artists, and its uncompromising founder, Champion Muthle.

The purpose of this book is to inform, enable and empower individual investors and families to successfully plan and manage their medium-to-long-term finances—including college savings, retirement and real estate—in the era of Cryptocurrency, Artificial intelligence, and Mixed Reality. These three factors serve as “disruptive innovations” that will empower those investors when compared to the past era of manual “traditional finance.”