Jack Smith, Author at Top1000funds.com

WEF lays out global risks ahead: Cost of living and climate dominate

The world faces a set of risks that feel both wholly new and eerily familiar. The Global Risks Report 2023 explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade.

Jack SmithJanuary 18, 2023

Positive stock and bond correlation will make portfolios more volatile

Today's positive stock-bond correlation means balanced portfolios will be more volatile without the natural hedge that bonds have long provided to stocks.

Jack SmithDecember 20, 2022

Don’t shy away from emerging markets in volatile times

Good quality, holistic research is more important than ever when assessing emerging markets investments with a sustainability lens, argues a portfolio manager at Newton Investment Management.

Jack SmithDecember 6, 2022

Water crisis deserves the same attention from investors as climate change

The historical undervaluing of water as a resource, combined with climate change, is impacting communities around the world and posing a systemic risk to investor portfolios, argues Ceres' Brooke Barton, a key figure behind the Valuing Water Finance Initiative.

Jack SmithNovember 3, 2022

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WEF lays out global risks ahead: Cost of living and climate dominate

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Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

The value of reporting, measuring and enforcing DEI

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

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