Money Wisdom & Musings

Gender pronouns are words that a person would like others to use when talking to or about them. Nothing may be more personal than how people refer to us through our names and pronouns. Using a person’s chosen name and desired pronouns is a form of mutual respect and basic courtesy. Celebrating diversity and welcoming all individuals is something that Cornerstone holds in high regard.

As you may be aware, we employ Dimensional Advisor Funds in many of our portfolios. We are strong proponents of their investing process. Today we learned they are among the first investment management firms to receive a Climate Neutral Operations Certification from South Pole, a climate solutions provider of carbon offset purchases.

We are forwarding along this communication from Green Century Investments which highlights the important work in which this non-profit mutual fund engages:

Today is World Bee Day, and we wanted to let you know how these small, but mighty, species play a vital role in our ecosystem and how Green Century° is working to protect them.

As a Certified B Corporation™, we are always looking for sustainable, ethical businesses to support. One of our most recent discoveries is Yaupon Brothers American Tea Co. This small, Florida-based company specializes in the farming of Yaupon Holly trees to produce Yaupon tea, the only tea variety native to the United States.

Some people love budgeting and maintaining an Excel spreadsheet to track their personal spending to the penny. If that describes you, congratulations! You don’t need to read this post. For everyone else, here are a few shortcuts to achieving cash flow confidence.