{"id":644,"date":"2020-08-04T19:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T23:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stewardshipworks.org\/blog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2020-08-04T19:23:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T23:23:36","slug":"the-woke-investor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stewardshipworks.org\/blog\/?p=644","title":{"rendered":"The WOKE Investor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You are likely familiar with the terms \u201cimpact investing,\u201d \u201ccause based investing,\u201d \u201csocial impact investing,\u201d \u201csocially responsible investing,\u201d and \u201csustainability investing.\u201d In fact, one of these terms serves as the backbone of the Stewardship Foundation. Nowadays, there\u2019s a new kid on the block \u2014 the woke investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Woke investor likes ESG funds<\/a> for an investment strategy that aligns with personal values, whether those be going green, saving the planet, or protesting for BLM. They want to feel good about improving their financial well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Woke investors are generally millennials who want their money to go towards making a difference in society and in the world (though, when asked how their money would actually support a good cause, most aren\u2019t sure). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Stewardship Foundation is similar in its pursuit of transformational investing, though where we invest may very well be different. We were founded on a set of core beliefs that allow our clients to trust that the decisions we make to grow and protect their wealth are made as though Christ was looking over our shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some investment companies appear to be exchanging the goal of maximizing shareholder value for maximizing societal value, a kind of social justice (source: The Federalist<\/a>). Does this mean that SF has been way ahead of the curve? Perhaps. Since 2009, we have served only clients who share our Credo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We faithfully serve clients who also believe\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n