Alix Magner

Sustainable investing professional | fighter for affordable housing | mom |mountain bike coach

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Can the stock market keep going down every single day? Asking for a friend.

[Carl Richards @behaviorgap]

Getting some consistent time in the gym and I can feel it starting to happen…

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

what you should be doing with your money at any age:

20s - investing
30s - investing
40s - investing
50s - investing
60s - investing

[Rachel J. Robasciotti @rrobasciotti]

Is greenwashing a problem in the ESG fund space? YES

Can you drive positive impact through investing in the public markets? ALSO YES

You've got to do your research and distinguish marketing efforts from impact thesis & work.

[Rachel J. Robasciotti @rrobasciotti]

Sometimes, with cheap ESG, you get what you pay for.

If you want real impact integrated into your investments that takes real work, from real people, who should be paid fairly.

You can't change the extractive economy by using the same tools that got us here.

[Morgan Housel @morganhousel]

If markets never fell they wouldn't be risky and if they weren't risky they'd get really expensive and when they get expensive they fall. Rinse, repeat.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

We did it, @JoeBiden.

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

The #1 rule in personal finance is to remember that it’s personal. Comparing yourself to anything other than your own situation is a one way ticket to disappointment and endless frustration.

[Rachel Maddow @maddow]

"Poll: 74 percent of voters want Senate to take on COVID-19 relief before SCOTUS nominee"
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[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

A6) Impact and sustainable investing MUST be able to do both to be viable. Not every client wants the growth part, but we need to be able to deliver growth if desired. #cogentchat

[Cogent Consulting PBC I Do Good Well @Cogent_PBC]

Q6) Is it possible to increase your portfolio and generate a social impact?

#CogentChat

[Susan Hammel @susan_hammel]

@AlixMagner Alix said it best, can investors have their cake and eat it too? @Cogent_PBC #cogentchat

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

@MissionInvest @ChrisCrothers @duPontFund Well said! There is so much power in knowing what you own.

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

Q5) Traditional investing prioritizes financial returns, while Impact Investing lets you have your cake and eat it too with the potential for both financial returns AND measurable social impact. #cogentchat

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

@ALaGrangeCEO This is such a good point! Nonprofits and social impact orgs do important work YET impact investing has the potential to move larger sums of $ to make change.

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

@susan_hammel @Cogent_PBC @MissionInvest @CFAMN @ImpactInvestMSP Yesterday's article in the Wall Street Journal was very helpful in walking through the FAQs I heard from people on sustainable investing.

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

@susan_hammel @Cogent_PBC Glad to be here Susan. Every single new client is asking for ESG these days - but they don't always use that term. Most often they ask for values aligned investments.

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

@Cogent_PBC Happy to be here!

[Alix Magner @AlixMagner]

A3) ESG is an investing approach which takes into consideration measurable environmental, social and governance factors in determining investments. #cogentchat