A year ago, the term “robo advisor” raised alarms on various financial news sites and blogs. Financial professionals feared that computer algorithms would replace human advisors in the advice space. Yet, it has quickly become clear that a computer alone cannot address investor questions, life changes, and, frankly, the emotional aspects of investing. Some combination […]
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The gender gap in both pay and representation is a pervasive problem in business today and I suppose it is not surprising that it extends into the political realm as well. While the existence of the gap may not surprise you, some of the reasons might.
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Trust has become a high priority Trust.. it’s a high priority issue these days. Since the financial crisis of 2008, trust has catapulted into the limelight and the impact on CEOs has been significant. Below, a few intriguing takeaways on the issue from PwC’s recently released 20th CEO Survey:
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A recent study by The Wall Street Journal about CEO pay found something unusual: female CEOs earned more than their male counterparts. The study found that in 6 of the last 7 years, female CEOs earned more than their male counterparts. In 2016, women earned a median $13.8 million compared to $11.6 million for men.
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Humans create a lot of waste. Over the last century, as technology has provided us with machines to make our lives easier and many products for daily living have become affordable — we are throwing more and more “stuff” away. Looked at from an economics perspective, our economy functions on a linear basis — make,
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A recent article in Bloomberg sounded the familiar alarm: “Modern Motherhood has Economists Worried.” Bloomberg looked at data from 1970-2000 among those aged 25-54, showing women’s increase in the working population, while showing men’s moderate decline. Quoting a Janet Yellen speech at Brown University, the writer goes on to state:
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Keefe & Pax Ellevate: Investing in Women is Good Business Joe Keefe, president and chief executive officer of Pax World Funds, is well known for his commitment to helping women succeed – in business and beyond – and has received numerous awards for his commitment to moving the needle on gender equality for women.
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Preserving and Managing Family Wealth Increasingly a Woman’s Domain A recent Wealth Management.com story notes that, according to RBC Wealth Management’s Wealth Transfer Report 2017, the responsibility of managing and preserving family wealth is increasingly in the hands of women. Among the study’s most striking findings:
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Corporations have often taken the position that when it comes to sustainability or other socially responsible issues, the costs outweigh the benefits for the bottom line. In his book Capitalism and Freedom, published in 1962, economist Milton Friedman wrote:
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I’ve referred to topics surrounding the fourth industrial revolution in past blog posts about automation, and disruption in financial services. The fourth industrial revolution is worthy of its own discussion, in particular because the World Economic Forum focused on it at its 2016 meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus
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