2021 RIA Impact Survey Results
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,...
Impact at ADISA – Interview With Jeff Shafer
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...
How We Walk the Walk
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...
OZ Fund Closing End of Q1
Opportunity Zones were established by Congress under the TCJA to encourage investment in designated low-income, economically distressed areas across the United States. Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds are timely for investors who are looking to diversify outside of...
2022 is Here
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...
Top 5 Podcast Episodes of 2021
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...
CommonGood Capital Added to ADISA 2022 Board of Directors
We're thrilled to be joining the ADISA 2022 Board of Directors. This opportunity will further our goal of bringing impactful investments to the broader alternatives and direct investing industry... Read the full announcement
Get the “Impact” Conversation Started With These 10 Questions
Impact investing is a great way to create deeper, more meaningful intergenerational relationships with your clients. Here are 10 questions to help get the conversation started. Are you interested in becoming more connected with your investments?Is it helpful to know...
3 Hurdles to Sustainable Investing – and How to Overcome Them
MIT recently published a great article that clearly defines three major obstacles to adoption of sustainable investing practices, and also provides tangible ways to overcome those pressure points... Can sustainable investing save the world? Jason Jay,...
Fortis Green is Bringing Power to East Africa
Fortis Green strives to build durable companies for the future of Africa, providing capital for small-scale renewable energy assets in Sub Saharan Africa, primarily in East Africa. The Fund has an initial focus on small-scale run-of-the-river hydropower...
Affordable Housing Part #3: “Renters by Necessity”
Median US home prices rose 25.5% from June 2020 to September 2021 according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. This is the largest increase over any five-quarter time period since these figures began being tracked way back in 1963. While homeowners may...
Harvard’s Impact Investing Course Creator Hopes to Stop Teaching It
RIA Intel recently published an interview with Vikram Gandhi, creator of Harvard’s Impact Investing Course, in which the investor and Harvard Business School lecturer shares how he developed the school's first curriculum for impact investing and how he’s convincing a...
Watching an Industry Grow
There are events and moments in history that seem ordinary, but in actuality are more significant than we currently realize. Only time and momentum will prove these out. In 2015 I told the CEO of a leading Alternative Investment asset manager I was leaving to pursue...
Russell Ginise on the shortage of Affordable and Workforce Housing
We recently sat down with Russell Ginise, President of Alliant Strategic, to find out more about the extreme shortage of Affordable and Workforce Housing in the US. The Alliant Strategic team has 25 years of industry experience and has invested in 100,000+ units in 48...
Private Equity Industry Establishes First-Ever LP and GP Partnership to Standardize ESG Reporting
Recently it was announced in a press release that LPs and GPs representing more than $4 trillion in AUM are calling on peers to join commitment to a collaborative ESG data reporting system to drive meaningful progress and transparency... "The group’s...
SMEs are the Lifeblood of our Economy
Big business dominates the financial headlines every day, as journalists, investors and politicians seemingly track every single movement of the stock and bond markets. Yet when it comes to the U.S. economy, big business is only part of the story. One rarely hears...
CGC Launches New Website
We are proud to announce the launch of our new website - redesigned from the ground up to expand our mission of spreading the joy found in impact Investing. The site puts a greater focus on educating investors on the benefits of considering the...
Fortis Green Closes First Round
Fortis Green Renewables Investment Management, an investment firm providing capital to small-scale renewable energy assets in Sub-Saharan Africa, recently held the initial close in its Green Fund I. The fund is raising capital from individuals, family offices, and...