Sloane Ortel

Cutting Interest Rates Won’t Change Much

The Fed cut interest rates because the economy is weakening. What does that mean?

Read MoreSeptember 21, 2024

A Subtle Rebuttal to an Energy “Realist”

If you want to understand the future of energy, the first step is to embrace subtlety.

Read MoreJuly 10, 2024

What We Own Right Now and Why

A summer update on the holdings in our flagship global opportunity strategy.

Read MoreMay 27, 2024

What I’d Tell Your Chief Investment Officer about Divestment

Two puzzle-piece shaped dialogue boxes

This debate over divestment won't be the last one. Here are some thoughts that may help you respond proactively.

Read MoreMay 12, 2024

Where Returns Came from in 2023

Sloane takes a look at where our global opportunity strategy's performance came from in 2023.

Read MoreJanuary 1, 2024

3 Practical Questions for Corporate Stewards About Decarbonization

3 practical quesitons for corporate stewards about decarbonization

Best intentions, board-level buy in, and a big budget aren't enough to do the kind of deep decarbonization work that's necessary. So what's a well-meaning manager to do?

Read MoreNovember 28, 2023

Why ESG Investing Has Been Such a Letdown

ESG Investing has garnered dissapointment, cricitism, and even congressional investigations. What's behind all the dissatisfaction?

Read MoreNovember 13, 2023

The Climate Conundrum

Sloane shares a few practical (and highly personal) tips about how to cope with being born on a dying planet.

Read MoreOctober 27, 2023

They Grow Up So Fast

Sloane looks back on the first two years of her firm.

Read MoreAugust 30, 2023

Seek Perfection Elsewhere

It's unrealistic to commit to ethical perfection. Here's what we're doing instead.

Read MoreJuly 26, 2023

Do You Need Diversification?

Diversification is a great way to control risk, but it's not the only way.

Read MoreJune 14, 2023

Our Investment Beliefs

We have strong opinions, radical intentions, and evidence-based expectations.

Read MoreMay 30, 2023

How We Measure Investment Performance

We're updating our performance measurement process to strike a better balance between complexity, accuracy, and timeliness.

Read MoreMay 8, 2023

Stock Market Performance: What Should You Expect When You’re Investing?

The longer you stay invested, the more predictable your outcome will be.

Read MoreMay 6, 2023

What Would a Recession Actually Mean for Long-Term Investors?

Worries about recessions can seduce investors into making big mistakes. Don't fall for it!

Read MoreJuly 5, 2022

Why We Need A New Food System Now

The food system creates more than just a massive carbon footprint: it leaves half the world's population exposed to risk of famine.

Read MoreMarch 3, 2022

What Does Inflation Mean to You?

People are worried about inflation. Should you be one of them?

Read MoreMarch 1, 2022

How I Became an Active Manager

Here's how I realized that index funds just won't work for ethics-first investors.

Read MoreFebruary 25, 2022

Don’t Stop With Divestment

Don't Stop with Divestment

Divesting from fossil fuels is a great step to take. But we can and should do more.

Read MoreFebruary 8, 2022

Why We Own Farmer Mac

Farmer Mac is one of the largest positions in our flagship Ethical Growth strategy. Here's why we own it.

Read MoreJanuary 5, 2022

Evaluating our Investment Performance

It's not straightforward to evaluate the performance of a strategy like ours.

Read MoreJanuary 3, 2022

5 Investment Lessons from the Compost Pile

Composting feels like magic. All it takes is a little bit of attention and intention to turn table scraps into rich, fertile soil. Can we apply lessons from this process...

Read MoreDecember 9, 2021

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