by Jack Schniepp | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Cascade Financial Strategies is a proud sponsor of NeighborImpact’s annual Foodie Crawl event! I’m looking forward to spending the evening with my wife and friends enjoying the fine food, drink and festivities offered by over a dozen downtown Bend, OR restaurants!...
by Jack Schniepp | Mar 13, 2019 | ESG, Financial Planning, Impact, Investments, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI
A little over a year ago I was invited to be on the Open Air show with Dawn Newton. I listened to the replay recently just to see if what I shared on the show was still relevant. My reasoning for the use of Socially Responsible Investments has not changed! And,...
by Jack Schniepp | Feb 7, 2019 | Economy, Environmental, Equities, ESG, Impact, Socially Responsible Investing, SRI, Uncategorized
The 2018 US Sustainable Investment Forum’s (US|SIF) SRI Trends report has arrived and the executive summary can be accessed HERE.. The increase in assets flowing into Socially Responsible Investments continues to grow rapidly! The report shows that from 2016 to 2018...
by Jack Schniepp | Jan 9, 2019 | Economy, Investment Research, Investments
After a wild 4th Quarter in the markets the S&P 500 index ended down -4.4 for the year, it’s worst return since 2008. As is usual, the short term outlook is murky. LPL Financial along with all other investment firms attempt to provide a bit longer view with their...
by Jack Schniepp | Jan 3, 2019 | Financial Planning, Investment Research, Investments, Uncategorized
There’s an old saying related to the stock market that dates back to the time before computers, “Don’t fight the tape”. The term “tape” refers to the ticker tape that used to transmit the price of stocks. The idea, of course, is that when stocks are...
