Environmentalists have long known about the damage caused by plastic pollution but the increasing threat of toxicity from plastics entering our food chain to be eaten by humans, as well as viral images of large, state-sized plastic gyres in our …

Matt Brill knows how bad bond markets can get. In 2005 he started as a portfolio manager in ING’s commercial mortgage-backed securities and investment-grade credit divisions. It was part of the insurer’s structured credit group, which included asset-backed securities and …

When it comes to environmental, social and governance investing with ETFs, financial advisors may use funds that focus on the “e” and the “g,” as those are easy-to-measure financial metrics.

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Chief investment officers seek strong data to help them pick the right investments, and there’s growing evidence that applying environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to emerging-market investments may lead to outperformance.

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Aline Kearney was uneasy when she went to bed late on Sept. 1, 1944, in the small east-central Illinois town of Mattoon. Kearney’s sister, Martha, helped her count money from a check that Kearney cashed earlier – but Kearney had …

Not as well-known a collectible as wine, auction prices for high-quality, rare whiskeys are up sharply from as recently as 10 years ago.
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