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… there was light… and mankind has been trying to monetize it ever since… Episode I ‘Green-horn’ Investing So here I am at The Panelist, among people who have been ‘playing the market,’ so to speak, all of their lives, and are now ‘going green.’ They talk about things like ‘market capitalization’ and ‘P/E…
On Tuesday, April 10, I attended a Sustainability Practice panel hosted by Deloitte, called “The Post-Multinational Corporation: Can New Business Models Deliver Business Growth Alongside Social, Environmental and Development Progress?”
I recently read a smart and pertinent cover story by Paula L. Green at Global Finance Magazine about business' movement towards greater enactment of CSR and its importance to the bottom line now and in the future. Green discusses the impact of the United Nations Global Compact since its inception in July of 2000, and…
The debate continues on the merger of XM (XMSR ) and Sirius (SIRI ) Satellite Radio as the case again comes before the Senate Committee on Commerce for round four since its original proposition in February. Opponents argue that the merger will create a monopoly, leaving a sole provider for satellite service to consumers. This,…
Had to sell the rest of my LL&E Royalty Trust (LRT – $2.01). I just didn't know what it was doing in my portfolio anymore.
Google buys You Tube and gets some lawsuits. Yahoo partners with Viacom and gets revenue.
After begging you to open an IRA if you qualify, here is another place one could put that tax deferred cash. I'm picking up some TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) in next week's auction for my IRA.
Michelle Dow: Director, The Corporate Citizenship Company Inc. Michelle leads the US operations of The Corporate Citizenship Company, a specialist management consultancy helping companies to succeed as good citizens worldwide. She leads client relationships across services including: corporate social and environmental strategy, reporting and benchmarking; social and economic impact assessment; stakeholder engagement; and communications. Recent…
Kathryn D Pavlovsky: Senior Manager, Global Environment & Sustainability Group, Deloitte Kathryn has nearly 15 years of experience in sustainability and environmental risk management. She is currently working to define and expand Deloitte's cross-functional service offerings related to sustainability. Kathryn has been involved in helping clients incorporate social, environmental, and economic issues into their business…
Sasha Dichter: Director of Business Development at Acumen Fund Acumen Fund is a not for profit social venture fund. Acumen Fund invests debt and equity in businesses that provide health, water, housing and energy services to the poor in the developing world. In his role, Sasha is responsible for managing Acumen Fund's relationships with individual…
Heather Grady: Director, Policy and Partnerships, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative Prior to joining Realizing Rights, Heather Grady was the Global Lead on Rights and Institutional Accountability for Oxfam Great Britain. From 2000-2004 she was based in Thailand as Oxfam's Regional Director for East Asia, managing a long-term development and humanitarian program covering nine…
Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets John Weiser, Michele Kahane, Steve Rochlin, Jessica Landis (2006) The Globally Integrated Enterprise Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman and CEO of IBM (Foreign Affairs, May/June 2006) Multinationals Have Been Superseded Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman and CEO of IBM (FT.com, 12 June 2006) World Inc.: How the Growing Power of Business…
Photo:Roger Wilco, Creative Commons, Flickr I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that SunPower (SPWR – Last trade $49.92), the darling of the solar sector, trades at a P/E ratio of 133+. With the industry average P/E ratio at 25.70, not everyone can afford SPWR. The good news is…
Michele Kahane: Author of Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets; Director, Special Projects, Center for Corporate Citizenship, Boston College Michele Kahane has 20 years of experience in the global business, nonprofit and philanthropy sectors. Her work has focused on building the global corporate social responsibility field and developing new business and governance models to address…
Some friends of The Panelist, a couple, took my suggestion and opened their IRAs. They checked with their accountant and figured out what plan would be best for them.
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I want to coin a new term about a program being tested by PG&E. Of course, I'll also give you my opinion about the stock.
With an ingenious development and launching of the hybrid vehicle at the turn of the century, Toyota Motor Corp (TM) has taken over Ford Motor Company (F) as the world's #2 automaker and has its sight set on unseating General Motors (GM) as the largest. And it's not a question of if, but when. Net…
Chicago Tribune story pushing my thesis on Kraft and acquisitions.
Here We Are Mentioned in AM New York in Karen SalmanSohn's column The One Minute Career Therapist.
Sean Rogan compiles a list of potential targets for Kraft (KFT)
Here is a letter I sent to friends this week about which Individual Retirement Accounts are out there and which one I use. Working title: "Free Money from the Government if You Pay Taxes and Have Some Savings."
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Reading Michelle Haimoff ‘s articles about the apparent lack of connection between money and happiness has started me thinking. I’d like to add my comments on happiness to the mix.
Wondering who really caused the giant U.S. government deficit?Since WWII, conservative Republicans seem to be worst for the government debt, while Clinton (a conservative-ish Democrat) seems to be best. Found this interesting* history of the U.S. debt compiled from by blogger Steve McGourty using data in Microsoft Encarta and the 2006 U.S. Govt Office of…