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Stock Market “Corrections” and “Bear Markets”
The stock market (as measured by the S&P 500 index) is down sharply since the start of the year. We thought we would use this moment to clarify some of the terminology and nuances of market downturns.
Amid a long…
Profile: SJW Corp
SJW Corp. (SJW) is water utility that is based in San Jose, California. Like other publicly owned utilities, the company has been diversifying to reduce its climate, economic, and regulatory risks.…
Q4 2021 Market Update: Herd Immunity?
We can sum up 2021 quite simply: Covid, Covid, Covid … and the S&P 500 stock market index hit a record high (more than 70 times). But let’s look “under the hood” and assess prospects for 2022.
This year might…
Company Profile: Vital Farms
In the current massively overvalued stock market environment, it has been far more difficult than usual to find stocks that meet our investment and social criteria. We recently, however, found a new consumer staples stock that seems to offer an…
Night School December 2021: Inflation
Inflation is in the news every day. We see it first-hand at the gas station, the grocery store, and elsewhere. It clearly has captured the attention of both the public and investors. The number of Google searches for “stagflation” (a…
SunCommon Merger is a Bright Spot
In September, we received the news that SunCommon, a private solar company (and Certified B Corp) that we first invested in back in 2013, would be acquired by iSun, a publicly traded, Vermont-based company. While SunCommon focuses on residential and…
Increasing the flow of capital to BIPOC-led funds, businesses, and communities
Clean Yield is committed to using its tools, voice, and power to address racial equity and justice. We do this through our shareholder advocacy, our security selection, and as an employer. We also see opportunities as an allocator of capital.…
Loews Lets the Sunlight in Following Engagement with Clean Yield
Last month, Loews Corporation, a holding company which includes hotels, an insurance company, and pipelines, among other things, quietly took a leap forward on corporate political disclosure and disclosed the extent of its political involvement. In doing so, it shifted…
IBM Shareholders Seek Transparency about Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Molly Betournay, 802-526-2525, [email protected]
Norwich, VT (November 8, 2021) –Clean Yield Asset Management has filed a shareholder proposal asking IBM to disclose the potential risks to the company associated with its use of concealment clauses…
Q3 2021 Market Update: Market Anatomy and Today’s Diagnosis
Many stock market observers focus on “fundamentals.” They eagerly scrutinize the latest economic report or company earnings results. Market participants quickly (over)react to the latest news. Yes, the economy and corporate profits are important to future returns, but investor psychology…
Clean Yield Endorses H.R.40, the Federal Reparations Bill
In recent years, Clean Yield has committed to reckoning with the racial injustices that have taken place in this country and the local community. We have written about this journey in the hopes that it will encourage others to join…
2021 Proxy Season Wrap-up
It’s been a year. Between a race reckoning, a global pandemic, an attack on the U.S. Capitol and the core tenets of our democracy, a lot happened. Something else happened this past year. Shareholders held corporations to account on these…