Growing up, my dad would always tell me, “What makes you good can also make you bad.” I never gave much thought beyond his gentle reminder, but as the years have rolled by, I now know what he was referring to. At the time, I was an overly-driven teenager working...
One of the central missions of CommonGood Capital is to bridge the disconnect between the growing number of investors wanting to see their investments making a positive impact in the world and wealth managers struggling to incorporate these relatively new ideas into...
After 5 years of relationship building, we can now assemble a room of over 25 top RIAs from across the country who are trying to figure out how to implement Impact investing into their service offerings. This was not even possible 2 years ago. The rationale for this...
At the beginning of my Impact Investing journey, I was humbled and overwhelmed as I sat in meeting after meeting trying to learn as much as I could about the industry. With a passion for Impact Investing and a vision to go after, I realized that in order to get to a...
CommonGood Capital is proud to announce the addition of Stephen Hester to our team. Stephen serves as the VP of Investments. He leads CommonGood’s Due Diligence and Investment committee for our Impact Investment Platform. Stephen’s capital markets career began in the...
In the first half of my career, I had the pleasure of working with some of the largest and most prestigious firms in the investment world like KKR, CBRE, and Macquarie. They were impressive, ever challenging and increasing my knowledge regarding investing. When I...
CommonGood Capital is proud to announce Virtual Summit: AFRICA, an informational webinar featuring 9 guest speakers gathered to share their experiences of Impact in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. With one of the fastest-growing regional economies...
At 40, as an executive at a leading alternative asset management firm, a back surgery forced me to slow down and become acutely aware of my own limitations physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Five weeks into that journey I sat at my couch and watched a DVD...
Don't miss Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital on May 6th at 8:30am for a panel on ESG & Impact in Alternative Investments at the IPA Summit in Washington D.C. ESG and Impact Investing fall under the umbrella of Sustainable Investing. Already confused? With a...
I Have A Bean, ® a Wheaton-based coffee company whose mission is to provide jobs and community for post-prison individuals (and that CommonGood Capital has invested in), has partnered with football star Eddie Jackson and his Remain 2 Reach foundation on two exclusive...
We love CONBODY the business (which we've invested in), the workouts (in person and virtual classes available), and the mission - to DOTHETIME together, to learn from each other, lift each other up, and to help change the world. All while getting shredded!...
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, on the origins of Impact Investing, the benefits for investors, the balance of traditional and impact investments, and more... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsnQBCLy_p0
One of our most important tenets at CommonGood is to intentionally pursue a diverse spectrum of perspectives from as many angles of the Impact Investing industry as possible. To this end we regularly reach out to investors, fund managers and of course - financial...
We recently conducted a survey of RIAs and Wealth Managers to better understand the Impact Investing Themes of highest interest for them and their clients. Regardless of asset class, the most common responses were: 1) Climate, 2) Diversity, Equity,...
ADISA is the largest US trade association in the alternative and direct investments industry, providing education, networking opportunities, and advocacy for members. For the first time ever, ADISA formed an Impact and ESG Committee, which was responsible for creating...
Whether helping RIAs create deeper, more meaningful intergenerational relationships with their clients, creating alignment with investor capital and the local and global opportunities they care about, and being a source of advice and implementation of innovative...
If 2020 was the shock to the system, 2021 was wrestling with the new normal. What do you think 2022 will be? I wish I knew. Here is my best guess- it is the year that everyone must digest the last two years and make the personal choices and adjustments to move...
As producer of CommonGood Capital's podcast 'A New Lens' I've been fortunate throughout 2021 to be able to listen in as Jeff Shafer speaks to all kinds of people about thier own personal Impact journey - showcasing a broad spectrum of beliefs, backgrounds, and...