Tag: Philantrophy
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Socially Responsible Investing (sri)
Socially responsible investing (SRI)—also known as sustainable, socially conscious, “green” or ethical investing—is any investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial return and social good. In general, socially responsible investors encourage corporate practices […]
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Real Assets
Lands or real estate in the hands of an heir, chargeable with the payment of the debts of the ancestor. 2 Bl. Comm. 244, 302; 2 Williams, Ex’rs, 436. See Assets. …
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Double Bottom Line
Double bottom line investments deliver both risk- adjusted market rate financial returns in addition to positive social and/or environmental impact.
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Alpha
A measure of selection risk (also known as residual risk) of a mutual fund in relation to the market. A positive alpha is the extra return awarded to the investor for taking a risk, instead of accepting the market return. For example, an alpha of 0.4 means the fund outperformed the market-based […]
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Triple Bottom Line
Triple bottom line investments deliver financial, social and environmental returns.
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Fixed Income
Fixed income is a type of investing or budgeting style for which returns or period income is received at regular intervals and at predictable levels. The most common type of fixed income security is the bond.
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Capital Structure
In relation to corporations, refers to the mixture of long term debt and equity, i.e. common and preferred stock used to finance the corporation’s operations. Boise Water Corp. v Idaho Public Utilities Comm., 555 P.2d 163, 97 Idaho 832.