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Combining Fintech And The Human Touch To Help Low-Income Borrowers Succeed
Certainly, fintech systems in emerging and low-income markets are opening up all sorts of opportunities for unbanked and underbanked low-income populations. But there’s a potential problem: Without the right education and relationships with knowledgeable advisors, financially disadvantaged users can wind up worse off than before.
Purposeful People Series: Courtney Nichols Gould and Howard Schiffer
Partnership between SmartyPants Vitamins, Vitamin Angels a prescription for success
Breaking Down ESG: Social Impact
More investors are using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to assess companies’ operations. But what are the social considerations investors include in their evaluations—and how much consensus is there?
A New Chapter for Independent Bookstores
Building a sense of authenticity and community into the customer experience is contributing to a resurgence in local bookshops
Brands Doing Good Series: Darn Good Yarn
An ethical yarn and clothing business, Darn Good Yarn has achieved a social-purpose trifecta: repurposing waste, improving the livelihoods of struggling families in developing nations, and making a profit.
My Life as a Client: Yes, Investment Performance Matters
Successful financial advisors know what their clients really think about them. Period. With that in mind, we talked to Karen Davis, a former television executive and current broadcast journalism teacher in Miami, about her experiences.
Novel Bond Aims To Boost Livelihoods Of Women In South And Southeast Asia
Low-income women in South and Southeast Asia face a series of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Few have a formal bank account. Women farmers in Asia work more hours per week in the field than men, but earn much less. With little or no access to electricity, they’re exposed to toxic fumes from kerosene lamps and stoves. The list goes on. Those are some of the problems IIX is trying to address with its Women’s Livelihood Bond (WLB).
What Are the “Core Characteristics” of Impact Investing?
All about the key elements separating impact investors from impact washers
CIOs, Constituents and Cooperation
Former CIOs, headhunters weigh in on best practices for managing relationships
Tracking How SRI-Focused University Endowments Perform
Spurred on by evidence that socially responsible investing can reap returns—as well as by growing student activism on campuses—more colleges and universities are aligning their endowments’ investing strategies with socially and environmentally oriented goals.
What’s a Nano Influencer?
Social media influencers with small but active followings are gaining in popularity among marketers
Stepping Into the Virtual Unknown
More and more brands are experimenting with technology that merges the digital and physical worlds to create immersive experiences
The BOPIS Trend Is Picking Up
Looking for ways to battle Amazon, retailers such as Walmart, Nike, Kroger, and The Home Depot have stepped up their buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) game.
Can A Modern-Day Rooming House Solve The Affordable Housing Crisis?
Startup PadSplit, based in Atlanta, has a novel approach to solving the affordable housing crisis—shared homes, with private bedrooms for residents, fixed utility costs and a business model that makes it all profitable for property owners.
Surviving Board Politics and Conflicts of Interest
When board members choose friends as money managers, CIOs can find themselves in a bind.