EU watchdog monitors surge of cash going into biodiversity funds
The surge in money going into biodiversity funds is the "next frontier" of ESG investing and warrants increased monitoring to avoid greenwashing, the European Union's securities regulator said.
The cumulative flow of money into biodiversity funds reached 854 million euros ($931 million) in the two years to June 2023, with 73% of the funds launched since 2022.
Source: Reuters
Three steps to investing heaven…
Source - Investing for Growth by Terry Smith thru Vishal Khandelwal
Warren Buffett’s Financial Statement Rules of Thumb
Source: Brian Feroldi
Nice visualization 👇
Source: Blake Millard thru Michel A. Arouet
Stock market (sp500) volatility in 2023 has tracked alongside historical seasonality. A continuation of that trend would imply a spike in volatility is coming...
Source: Liz Young, SoFi, Bloomberg
Investing requires patience. Over the past 15 years, investors in these stocks navigated significant drawdowns before reaping substantial gains
The same principle might apply to bitcoin and some cryptocurrencies as well. Source: ycharts, Beth Kindig
Investors learn the most by studying other investors' mistakes
Source: Brian Feroldi
Bespokeinvest posted: "Here's one way to think about investing in equities and "buy and hold."
Casinos make money by making sure bettors eventually lose more often than they win. The stock market is the opposite. The longer you play, the better your odds. Historically, the odds of the S&P 500 being up over any one-month time frame have been 62.6%. Over a year, the odds of being up jump to 74.6%, and over eight years, they jump to 97%. Since 1928, all 16+ year time frames have seen positive returns. Check out this chart Bespokeinvest created to help people visualize this data a couple of years ago (updated through July 2023):
