ESG (or “environmental, social, and governance”) investing has been one of the hottest financial trends in recent years. It promises something that sounds too good to be true: You can invest in a way that aligns with your moral compass, and you don’t have to sacrifice returns to do it. But…can you?
We’re joined by Alex Edmans, a professor of finance at Londo ... Show More
Dec 2025
Curtain Call: All Stars Return to Talk Financial Independence, Fear, and Growth
Well, here we are—for the last time, for now. A couple weeks ago, I wrote an end-of-year letter that functioned like a little “status update” on how I’m feeling moving into 2026. In this episode, I invite back five of my favorite guests for their own check-ins. We talk about: Wha ... Show More
1h 52m
Dec 2025
Why We Judge Women’s Spending, What We Hide, & What We’re Afraid to Admit
Today’s guest won’t surprise you if you read the introduction to Rich Girl Nation, which recollected the 2018 event that made me think personal finance might not be solely for people with brown bananas and pocket protectors. Lindsey Stanberry, founding editor of Refinery29’s Mone ... Show More
56m 3s
Feb 2021
From Fad To Sustainable Trend: The ESG Juggernaut Continues To Pick Up Steam
Essentially unheard of a decade ago, investing strategies that screen holdings for compliance to Environmental, Social and Governance values have captured increasing investor interest. Tony Campos, Head of Sustainable Investment, Americas, FTSE Russell, joins the podcast to expla ... Show More
55m 11s
May 2023
What's in a Name? ESG and Greenwashing
For more than a century, the ESG label has been used to describe investments that take environmental, social and governance concerns into account. Recently, the label has become a political flashpoint, buffeted between lawsuits from the right and accusations of greenwashing from ... Show More
45m 23s
May 2019
Why It’s Time to Finally Worry about ESG
Robert Eccles, a visiting professor of management practice at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, says that the global investment community's interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has finally reached a tipping point. Large asset management f ... Show More
25m 33s
<p>Critics of sustainable investing have said that Environmental, Social, and Governance strategies require investors to sacrifice long-term returns, but is this really the case?</p><p><br></p><p>----- Transcript -----</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Steph ... Show More
