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By Melissa Korn Most business-school students are gunning for jobs in banking, consulting or technology. So what are they doing reading Plato? The philosophy department is invading the M.B.A. program—at least at a handful of schools where the legacy of the global financial crisis... Read More →

By Jeff Macke Despite the creation of two saints and first Pope to retire in 600 years in attendance, there was no question that Pope Francis was the star of the show last Sunday in Vatican City. More than 500,000 gathered near St. Peter’s Square with another 300,000 watching on... Read More →

By Devin Thorpe A team of young social entrepreneurs has created an impact investing fund associated with Columbia University called 118 Capital that will operate as a nonprofit. The founders all have recent degrees from Columbia. 118 Capital will invest in the U.S. and Latin... Read More →

By Phil DeMuth There was an entertaining article in this Sunday’s New York TimesStyle Section about a gang of rich kids who got to go on a field trip to the White House to “empower” them and let them schmooze about their charitable projects (possibly now to include the DNC?).  My... Read More →

OfferBoard is a soon-to-launch investment crowdfunding site in the U.S. based on the technology platform of the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), with whom we visited recently. Read more at CrowdFundBeat Read More →

One of the interesting and important recent developments in wealth management has been the emergence of a group of clients committed to investing with impact across their entire portfolios, meaning they seek to deliver measurable positive social or environmental benefits with... Read More →

By Simon Ryecraft Today, about one billion people worldwide are malnourished. The same number lack access to clean water, and over 10% of children receive no education. Yet the world will grow by at least two billion people over the next 30 years–the equivalent of more than... Read More →

For socially responsible investors, the four cardinal sin-dustries used to be tobacco, gambling, alcohol, and weaponry. But these days, the only true taboo is invoking the word “screen.” Read more at Barron’s Read More →

Are the markets rigged? Is the system a con? The disturbing truth about how the public is being gamed. John Zmirak The intrepid investigative journalist and author Michael Lewis is burning up the headlines and sparking shouting matches on financial TV programs with his ne... Read More →

By Christopher White Last week marked the 28th birthday of Baby M, the child who was born from the surrogate pregnancy arrangement between Mary Beth Whitehead who was paid to use her eggs and womb and William Stern’s sperm to give birth to a child for Stern and his infertile... Read More →