Impact Investing: The New Generation of Social Responsibility
Vermilion Energy heats the 15-hectare Tom d'Aqui tomato greenhouse in Parentis, France, using geothermal energy from its oil production. Credit: Vermilion Energy Inc.
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Home Alone—Is Real Estate a Good Investment?
It’s spring, which means ‘for sale’ signs are popping up in many neighbourhoods across the country – but while property values once seemed to...
Is Ethical Investing Good for Returns?
Sustainable, socially conscious, green, ethical and responsible investing is hot.
But when you’re looking at socially responsible investing from a performance point-of-view, at the end...
Are You Indecisive? Here’s How to Break Free
It’s estimated that the average adult makes approximately 35,000 decisions every day. Slightly more than 200 of those are about food. Only a small...
Mothers of Invention – Women Who Manage a Family and a...
Entrepreneurs are a special breed who are not only able to clearly envision an outcome, they actively do the daily work necessary to achieve...
The Wealth Effect: Why We Overpay
You’re redecorating the dining room and you’ve found the perfect rug. It’s $1,500 at a high-end store downtown. Yet when you pop into HomeSense...
Salary or Dividends, Which is Best for Small Business Owners?
I have taken countless exams over the course of many years of study. Frequently, they use multiple-choice questions. Yet, I’ve never seen the option,...
5 Winning Habits of Successful Women
A few months ago, I had a major revelation: I don’t like morning meetings anymore!
Actually, to be honest, I don’t think I have ever...
How Are You Investing in Your Social Capital?
If you can remember the early days of Facebook and Twitter in the mid-aughties, you might recall the initial ‘take it or leave it’...