S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record high on U.S. jobs report, China data
Reuters, November 1: “Investors are back in the glass-is-half-full mode,” said Michael Geraghty, equity strategist at Cornerstone Capital Group. “(They) are looking past the ISM and focusing more on the better than expected…
Building A Circular Economy: A Society Where ‘There’s No Concept Of Waste’
Forbes, October 31: Cornerstone Capital Group , an impact investment advisory firm, recently published a report about the circular economy. Read full article here .
Can the stock market march higher without the promise of more Fed cuts?
MarketWatch, October 29: “Looking at the fed funds futures market, investors are anticipating a few more rate cuts before the end of next year, whereas the Fed projections indicate this is the last…
Intentional Design: Embracing the Circular Economy
Iris. xyz, October 25: For investors, forward-thinking asset managers are increasingly incorporating circular economy considerations into their investment processes; “pure play” circular economy investment vehicles, though rare, do exist. The report highlights…
Walmart wants robots in stores. Target doesn’t.
CNN, October 24: Between 6 million to 7. 5 million existing retail jobs are at risk of being replaced over the course of the next 10 years by some form of automation, estimated…
Stocks Rally as Health, Tech Set Pace; Pound Jumps: Markets Wrap
Bloomberg, October 14: “The earnings reports that will be particularly noteworthy are those from companies that are tied directly to the economic cycle,” said Michael Geraghty, equity strategist at Cornerstone Capital Group. “They…
Stocks take a leg higher after report says US, China reached a partial trade deal
CNBC, October 10: “We’ve been in similar situations before, with some kind of trade agreement seemingly at hand, but then the talks collapse,” said Michael Geraghty, equity strategist at Cornerstone Capital Group.…
Tech stocks lift Wall Street as reports brighten hopes of trade deal
Reuters, October 9: “Investors are hoping for an interim deal, they aren’t expecting anything big, but are cautiously optimistic,” said Michael Geraghty, equity strategist at Cornerstone Capital Group. Read full article here…
Cornerstone Capital Group Signs on to Promote Women’s Empowerment Principles
NEW YORK, October 8, 2019 – Cornerstone Capital Group (“Cornerstone”), an SEC-registered investment advisor that helps investors achieve targeted environmental and social impact goals without sacrificing investment performance, today announced that it has signed the…
Do well by doing good with this fund that supports freedom and human rights
MarketWatch, October 1: Eric Hsueh, Director, Manager Due Diligence at Cornerstone Capital Group, an impact investing advisory, cautioned that an investor buying into FRDM needs to have “eyes wide open” because it is…
Wall Street set for best day in two weeks on Trump trade comments
Reuters, September 25: “Its good news that (Trump) thinks the talks are making progress, but ultimately what investors want to see is a signed agreement,” said Michael Geraghty, equity strategist at Cornerstone Capital…
CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group, Erika Karp, Receives 2019 Lewis Institute Centennial Social Innovator Award
NEW YORK, September 25, 2019 – Cornerstone Capital Group (“Cornerstone”), an SEC-registered investment advisor whose mission is to help investors achieve targeted impact goals without sacrificing investment performance, today announced that its Founder and CEO,…
Cornerstone Capital Group Joins the Movement to Protect Shareholder Rights
NEW YORK, September 18, 2019 – Cornerstone Capital Group (“Cornerstone”), an SEC-registered investment advisor helping investors achieve both their financial and societal objectives without sacrificing investment performance, today announced that it has signed the US…
Climate Change and Systemic Financial Risk
Iris. xyz, September 25: Much has been written about the physical impacts of climate change on the planet: heatwaves, droughts, rising sea levels, etc. There is less mainstream discussion of the potential…
Erika Karp of Cornerstone Capital Group Selected as a Judge for the United Nations 10th Annual Hult Prize
NEW YORK, September 16, 2019 – Cornerstone Capital Group (“Cornerstone”), an SEC-registered investment advisor helping investors achieve both their financial and societal objectives without sacrificing investment performance, announced that its Founder and CEO, Erika Karp,…
Aligning Investments to Sustainable Development Goal 13
Iris. xyz, September 12: A growing global population and economy leads to more demand for food, water, transportation, housing and the fuel to supply these essentials to the world’s populace. Growing food,…
How to invest in — or avoid — what makes China China
MarketWatch, September 11: That’s a good reminder that investors should know what their own priorities are when deploying money anywhere, notes Eric Hsueh, the director of investment research at Cornerstone Capital Group. Read…
Sacrifice Nothing: A Fresh Look At Investment Performance Of Sustainable And Impact Strategies By Asset Class
Iris. xyz, September 10: Despite decades of competitive returns, a “myth” persists that sustainable and impact investment strategies financially underperform conventional strategies. The myth should be dead. Read full article here…
Sharp rise in the number of investors dumping fossil fuel stocks
The Financial Times, September 9: “You’re not going to engage a fossil fuel company or a tobacco company out of being a fossil fuel or tobacco company,” said Craig Metrick, managing director at…
Do well by doing good with this fund that supports freedom and human rights
MarketWatch, September 7: Eric Hsueh, director and investment manager of research at Cornerstone Capital Group, an impact investing advisory, cautioned that an investor buying into FRDM needs to have “eyes wide open” because…