How should Catholics behave ethically when it comes to the allocation of capital? Mensuram Bonam: Faith-Based Measures for Catholic Investors — A Starting Point and Call to Action, published by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, is a guide to help guide us.
Faith Investor Services was honored to gather in prayer this morning with many financial professionals to celebrate the National Day of Prayer.
Increasingly, clients are concerned that their portfolios be aligned with their values. Faith-Based investing has a dual mandate to generate investment returns in a faithful manner. The number of values-based investment offerings from institutional quality managers has been on the rise in recent years and continues to grow.
Food prices have reached record levels across the world. This rapid increase shows no sign of slowing and could further threaten the ability of millions of people to feed themselves and their families. The world needs to act quickly and work together to help these people and protect their basic right to food.
All across the world, faith-based investing has risen in popularity, with the past year leading many individuals to reassess what is most important in their lives. Some are looking to make meaningful change at a personal level, and many Catholic families report feeling a closer connection to God.
Investing is fraught with decisions, even more so if you aim to live by specific principles. After all, if you seek to uphold Catholic values, how can you feel good about investing in products or policies that don’t align with Church teaching?
