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Syntrinsic Announces Akasha Absher as Equity Owner
Absher joined Syntrinsic in 2013 and oversees the firm’s efforts to provide investment advice and strategic consulting to private foundations, public charities and philanthropic private clients.
Perseverance, Partnerships, and Innovation in the time of COVID
Nonprofit organizations are on the frontlines responding to the COVID-19 crisis by providing communities with programming, services, and support even as they as businesses navigate changing business models and priorities.
The Value of Pensions
Amid a pandemic, a recession, and an upcoming election, changes to pension rules are easy to miss. However, the US Department of Labor’s rule change[i] proposed last Tuesday, June 23, would profoundly complicate the already challenging task of effectively...
Why Invest?
The past week, investors bought up millions of shares of Hertz, a bankrupt rental car company that’s stock is essentially worthless.[i] And so many investors piled into wanna-be electric vehicle maker, Nikola, that its market value briefly matched that of Ford Motor...
When We Were Sick: Lessons in (Un)Employment
As the health and economic impacts of the COVID crisis deepen, the world at times feels divided between extreme optimists and gloomy pessimists. What place is there for a more measured voice like Syntrinsic’s? For insight, we have called upon our friends from the Hundred...
2020 Hindsight: How Nonprofits Can Survive and Thrive in Times of Crisis
A LONG, LONG TIME AGO… April 2020 marked my 20th-anniversary guiding institutions and private investors through the investment markets. In that time, I have observed lessons in nonprofit sustainability worthy of sharing with you today in this age of COVID-19. First, let me...
A Broken Heart
This has been a hard week for America. Forget COVID for a moment, and the economic devastation it has wrought on so many. Let us take a break from discussing stimulus and markets, interest rates and debt. Something far more basic must be addressed. This week has reminded...
Missed Rent | May 18 – 22, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly driven unemployment and hobbled or closed many businesses, people have less cash to meet rental and mortgage obligations. Missed lease and mortgage payments across residential and commercial properties could have far-reaching impacts...
Inflation, Please | May 11 – 17, 2020
If you are wondering about inflation, you are in good company. With unprecedented government stimulus around the globe being deployed with record speed, it is natural to wonder if such loose monetary policy will lead to higher...
Syntrinsic Announces Jim Brauer as Director, Consultant
Jim will work closely with Syntrinsic’s clientele of community foundations, private foundations, public charities, and other philanthropic entities and families.
The Stock Market vs. the Real Economy | May 4 – 8, 2020
How can the U.S. stock market perform so well when the American economy is doing so badly? Though the S&P 500 declined by 30.43% from January 1, 2020, to the recent low on March 23, it is up 31.25% from March 23 to May 8. Between the crash and subsequent rally, the...
High-Frequency U.S. Economic & Virus Tracker | April 27 – May 1, 2020
Tracking the Crisis The Great Financial Crisis gathered like a slowly building storm long before it caught the attention of most of us. Quant models failed in the summer of 2007, LIBOR spiked a few months later, and then the Auction Rate market froze in January/February of...
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