What is social investing ? NYSE data reveals companies in

What is social investing? NYSE data reveals companies in socially sensitive industries posting voluntary transparency reports experienced 25% higher average daily turnover in the past two weeks. "I think they just want to make money more than anything," Gerardo Arevalo, a trader at the event, told me, speaking about the work ethic of the group. “Most impact investors report that they perform very well financially and also invest in ways that align with their impact thesis,” Wry said. In fact, many funds, and many of their investors (limited partners, or LPs) “don’t perceive a tradeoff between creating social impact and market-rate financial returns,” he added. But there are exceptions he pointed to: for example, “catalytic” impact investors, who consciously sacrifice financial returns to create greater impact, but these funds only represent about 15% of all impact investors, he noted. What is social investing? Market sentiment surveys indicate 64% of millennials prefer equities aligned with social investing benchmarks, potentially reshaping stock liquidity patterns in high-growth sectors.