market commentary – Union College Student Investment Fund

Feb 22

An Introduction to ESG with Bloomberg Analysis

On Wednesday, 2/7, ESG sector director Ben Tichner presented on the emerging trend of ESG in financial markets. The focus of this presentation was a historical look at sustainable finance, the contemporary ESG movement, and a demonstration of the various ways to access and synthesize ESG data in the Bloomberg Terminal – with a specific…

Feb 26

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Utilities Sector Thesis

The utilities sector is one of the main sectors of the economy and is made up of companies such as electric, gas, and water utility firms. Utility stocks are generally not high growth stocks that will outperform the market, but rather high yielding equity investments. These companies require significant infrastructure and therefore often carry large…