Recently I visited the most beautiful public playground I’d ever seen. It was not the most extravagant, or the biggest, but it had love and care in every corner. The big trees had been protected so that they could shade the playing areas from the intense sun. The tables were shaped as maps of […]
Did You Boscov Today? If you grew up in eastern Pennsylvania, chances are you can’t see those words without beginning to sing the Boscov’s jingle. Sadly, Albert Boscov passed away earlier this month, after leading the company founded by his father for over 50 years. Under his leadership, Boscov’s became the largest family-owned department store chain […]
“What can you uniquely do?” – Gloria Steinem Last week I was fortunate to attend the fantastic Women Moving Millions Summit, where Gloria Steinem posed this question to attendees: “What can you uniquely do?” This is a vital consideration for all impact investors – which is to say, all of us, since we all invest […]
I have long been an admirer of Byron Wien, longtime investment strategist at Morgan Stanley and Pequot, and now Vice Chair at Blackstone. For many years he has had the courage to go out with his signature “10 Surprises of the Coming Year” list, and even more courageously, at the end of the year he […]