Thomas Kostigen is a New York Times bestselling author. He is editor at large for Private Wealth and Financial Advisor magazines and writes the global "Impact Investor" column for Dow Jones MarketWatch and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. His latest book is Golden Dawn.

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Niall Ferguson Still Doesn't Get It

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In clumsily defending his recent anti-gay remarks regarding economist John Maynard Keynes, Niall Ferguson wrongly attempts to link personal beliefs with professional judgment.

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Harvard Professor Trashes Keynes For Homosexuality

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Harvard Professor and author Niall Ferguson says John Maynard Keynes' economic philosophy was flawed and he didn't care about future generations because he was gay and didn't have children.

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Impact The Sequestration

by Thomas Kostigen

Impact investment programs funded by private investors can relieve our government's current budget woes.

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Mileage-based Insurance

by Tom Kostigen

It isn't strictly speaking an impact investment (yet), but mileage-based insurance and the companies that offer it are on to something.

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Impact Networks For Success

by Tom Kostigen

As the impact investing industry grows, so too does the network of its proponents.

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CFA Institute Touts Impact Investing

by Tom Kostigen

Michael McMillan, director of Ethics and Professional Standards at the CFA Institute, lays out the rationale and opportunity for the burgeoning field.

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Food Crisis To Continue

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If you are invested in commodities or have positions in Big Ag then listen up -- or listen to, as I do, the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University.

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Hot Programs At B-Schools

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At campuses across the globe, students delve into environmental, social and corporate governance issues. They form meetup groups...

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Impact Investing Goes Local

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Many people falsely believe impact investing is strictly international in scope without the opportunity to invest in and help "their neighbor." The Rising Tide Exchange 2...

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Chevron: A Fool’s Investment?

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Social Funds, the largest personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing, says it may be foolish to invest in Chevron.

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Foundations Support Impact

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Conventional wisdom has it that money is either charity or an investment; there is no in between.

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Goldman’s Impact

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Goldman Sachs' unique social bond offering to finance programs at New York City jails and backed by Mayor Bloomberg could prove a model for municipalities struggling under current economic conditions.

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Psychoanalyzing Entrepreneurs

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One of the biggest risks in venture capital investing lies with the entrepreneur. How can investors be relatively sure they are investing in the right person? One group thinks it has an answer.

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Spiritual Productivity

by Thomas M. Kostigen

Is spiritual productivity linked to physical productivity? An essay on Progressplanet.com makes an interesting case for it.

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Time For ROI+

by Tom Kostigen

Metrics showing financial performance alone aren't enough to measure success. A new definition of prosperity is needed; let's call it ROI+.

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