Is it OK to believe in the stock market again? The S&P 500 index has returned 18% year to date amid resilient corporate earnings and growing expectations of a soft economic landing. Meanwhile, the bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate index, is up 1.4% so far in 2023.
Elsewhere, environmental, social, and governance investing has been in the news, though not always in regard to its performance; Republican politicians have attacked ESG strategies as “woke” and irresponsible. Sustainable stock funds, after…
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