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What’s the Big Deal About Inequality And What Role Does the U.S. Federal Reserve Play?
Why Does Inequality Matter? The phenomenon of increasing wealth inequality has emerged as one of the major socio-political issues of our time. Whether you turn to TV stations, newspapers, or internet blogs to keep up to date with news and current events, there’s a good chance that you have already seen the topic come up…
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Meet Dr. Jeremy Busch, Navy Veteran, Podiatrist, and CDC Loan Recipient
Growing up, Jeremy Busch never thought about becoming a podiatrist. According to him, it was the last thing on his list. The sight of blood — in real life, in movies, or on television — made him squeamish, and besides, his passion was engineering, not healthcare. Then September 11th happened. In 2001, Busch was a…
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Retail Impact Investing Options
What impact investing options are currently available to retail investors? What is impact investing and how can I participate? These are questions we often hear from individual investors looking to connect their money with meaning. According to the Global Impact Investing Networking (GIIN), impact investing refers to investments that are “…made into companies, organizations, and…
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Food-Lish-Us – Cyndy & Dennis Scott and their family-run food…bus
Food-Lish-Us: A food…bus? At any one of the community events around Denver, Colorado, there is bound to be a collection of food trucks. Nothing adds to the festivity quite like a dozen boxy vehicles, each emitting a steady stream of delicious food and mouthwatering aromas into the air. In any given congregation of food trucks,…
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Doubling the Impact: The Benefits of Integrating Impact Investing with Donor-Advised Funds
The Growth of Donor Advised Funds When it comes to charitable donations, the increasing importance of Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) is undeniable. In 2017, DAFs accounted for as much as 7% of total charitable giving and 10.2% of individual giving, rising from just 4.4% of individual giving as recently as 2010 Data comes from page 7…
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What is Impact Investing?
A Beginner’s Guide To Impact Investing What is the definition of Impact Investing? At its core, impact investing is about deploying capital with the intent to bring about some socially desirable outcome with the expectation of a financial return. There are two key elements: Baked into this definition is some subjectivity. Specifically, what may be…
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Jeremy Priest – Knotty Ties – Made In The USA, With Purpose
Ties that fit all A tie can say a lot about its wearer. The first ties marked out the court members of Louis XIII, a French king who had admired the neck accessories of the Croatian mercenaries and adapted them as mandatory attire for royal gatherings. In the following 300 years, ties evolved into the…
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Yahaira Caraballo – Nail Glam Studio – Sisters Find Success in the South Bronx
Perseverance Breeds Success It’s October 1st, 2013, opening day for Nail Glam Studio and Yahaira Caraballo is nervous. After months of grueling effort, her south Bronx-based nail salon is finally ready and open to the public. The only problem? The public didn’t come. Not on the first day, at least. Like everything that brought her…
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Shavon Marley – Marley Trucking – An Opportunity Borne From Adversity
There’s a saying that goes, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” That may only be true 73.7% of the time, but either way, there are a lot of truckers out there in the U.S. delivering the things that we use and rely on every day. Over a million, in fact. Marley Transport &…
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What Is Investment Risk & How Does It Impact Your Investment Planning?
Note: This is a guest post was authored by Sahil Vakil, CEO of MYRA Wealth. MYRA Wealth provides personal finance services for international and multicultural families in the United States. What is investment risk, what shape does it take and how does risk affect your personal financial planning? Investment risk is a complex topic, but every investor…
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