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Healthcare Trust of America (HTA): Is There a Doctor in the House?
Is there a doctor in the house? We hope so. The shortage of doctors in the U.S. will likely get worse as the country’s demographics shift to an older population. People 65 and over, for example, have four times as… Read More >
Night School: Bond Basics
At Clean Yield, we manage many “balanced” portfolios, which own stocks and bonds. Though stocks usually grab the headlines, bonds also have a critical role as the ballast in many portfolios.
What Is a bond?
A bond is a debt… Read More >
Wells Fargo takes big step to address workplace sexual harassment
Wells Fargo announces that it is ending the use of mandatory arbitration for workplace sexual harassment.
Wells Fargo announced today that it will end its use of mandatory arbitration for workplace sexual harassment claims going forward. This major advancement in… Read More >
Clean Yield Supports Urgent Climate Action in Montpelier
Clean Yield staff was proud to join over 100 Vermont workers in Montpelier last week to press lawmakers to take urgent and decisive action on climate change. This article from our friends at VBSR summarizes this important day of climate… Read More >
Two Behemoths Make Noise with Bold Climate Commitments
On January 14, Larry Fink, CEO of the largest asset manager in the world, Blackrock, announced in a letter to CEOs and a letter to its clients that it plans to make sustainability the hub of its investment strategy. It… Read More >
Launching universal school meals in Vermont
Clean Yield was proud to support Hunger Free Vermont in launching the Universal School Meals bill this week at the Vermont State House. This initiative aims to make Vermont the first state to feed every child breakfast and lunch at… Read More >
Q4 2019 Market Update: Is it different this time?
We enter the new year—and new decade—with more questions than usual. What has happened to democracy and the rule of law in the U.S.? Is the global alliance of liberal democracies kaput? Do truth and evidence still matter? Are historical… Read More >
Stop the SEC from undermining shareholder rights
Clean Yield is joining with other investors and our friends at Green America to urge the SEC to uphold the shareholder resolution process as it stands. Doing so will ensure that there continues to be a channel for investors, big… Read More >
Q3 2019 Market Update: Cracks in the Foundation
We see cracks developing in the foundation of the bull market in stocks. As we know from the bizarre reality of 2019 life in America, most people believe what they want to believe – and make their own “facts” if… Read More >
Get in the Loop!
At Clean Yield, we love hearing about new sustainability initiatives at companies in our client portfolios. But it’s even more exciting when we see companies collaborating for something bigger. In this case, Unilever, UPS, and Suez are all involved in… Read More >
2019 Proxy Season Wrap-Up: Drawdown, Discrimination, and Drug Prices
We’re always interested in new and action-oriented ideas. One source of inspiration last year was Project Drawdown by Paul Hawken. Drawdown is a book that ranks the 100 most impactful solutions for climate change, based on their potential greenhouse gas… Read More >
Night School: Asset Allocation
What Is It?
Asset allocation is the mix of different types of investments in a portfolio. It provides risk reduction through diversification and requires initial and ongoing decisions based on an investor’s goals, circumstances, and changing market conditions. It’s the… Read More >