Throughout history, investors have sought to use their capital to effect change. We know there are many ways each of us can make a difference - advocacy, activism, philanthropy, direct action. But we hear, over and over, how individuals and institutions want to speak clearly through their investments.
At a time when climate change is no longer in question, we seek to offer opportunities to do more.
Our focus on diverse, low-cost index funds allows us to offer simple, transparent, and low fees. Our commitment to this philosophy spans our client portfolios, but may have particular resonance in environmental investing, where advisory and fund fees can often run high.
It is rare to find a financial firm dedicated to both personal attention and low fees. That is One Day In July.
One of the classic arguments against fossil fuel divestment is that it doesn’t have a direct impact on profitability or on the amount of fossil fuels being consumed. This argument has merit up to a point, but we may have passed that point in terms of scale.
Institutional investors with a collective $39 trillion under management have now committed to some form of fossil fuel divestment.1 This does not include the millions of individuals and small institutions who have done the same.
