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Not All Carbon Offsets Are Created Equal

Not All Carbon Offsets Are Created Equal

Are offsets — a way of balancing out the carbon one emits — our best chance at addressing climate change? Or are they nothing more than indulgences that assuage guilt? The controversy surrounding offsets has confused people into inaction. Offsets are often a cheap way — sometimes the only way — for one to achieve carbon neutrality. But not all...

Dec 1, 2022

Are offsets — a way of balancing out the carbon one emits — our best chance at addressing climate change? Or are they nothing more than indulgences

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An ESG Debate

An ESG Debate

Interest in ESG investing surged following the pandemic. While the term ESG (environmental, social, and governance) has been around since the early 2000s, something about the “Great Resignation” and the social justice movements of pandemic life brought it to the forefront of investment discussions. Despite recent criticisms on ESG grading and...

Aug 4, 2022

Interest in ESG investing surged following the pandemic. While the term ESG (environmental, social, and governance) has been around since the early

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Maintaining Balance In Your Equity Portfolio

Maintaining Balance In Your Equity Portfolio

One of the things that makes City Different Investments, well, different is our principled investment approach. We are doing a series of articles looking at the three tenets of our equity investment strategy; long-term horizons, a differentiated research approach, and balanced portfolios. For this piece, we dive into how we balance portfolios. 

Aug 1, 2022

One of the things that makes City Different Investments, well, different is our principled investment approach. We are doing a series of articles

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Market Timing: A Loser's Game

Market Timing: A Loser's Game

How has the equity team at City Different reacted to the market downturn and all this talk of recession? The short answer - we haven't. We believe market timing is a loser's game. If you have a financial advisor — or a suitable asset allocation and long-term plan — you should fight the urge to react to big market moves.

Jul 11, 2022

How has the equity team at City Different reacted to the market downturn and all this talk of recession? The short answer - we haven't. We believe

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The Problem With Mutual Fund Capital Gains, And What To Do About It

The Problem With Mutual Fund Capital Gains, And What To Do About It

2021 tax bills are due in just a few days, and we’re hearing some uncomfortable groans from mutual fund investors. Here’s why: A combination of strong market gains and high trading activity led to record capital gains distributions, and that means historic capital gains taxes. Below, we’ll explain the relationship between mutual fund performance...

Apr 13, 2022

2021 tax bills are due in just a few days, and we’re hearing some uncomfortable groans from mutual fund investors. Here’s why: A combination of

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Is it time to get into the fixed income market?

Is it time to get into the fixed income market?

Since opening our doors at City Different Investments, it is finally time to say— segments of the fixed income market are starting to get interesting!  The fixed income markets have endured a significant amount of volatility in the first quarter of 2022. As seen below, as of 4/8/2022 the major fixed income indexes have registered substantial...

Apr 12, 2022

Since opening our doors at City Different Investments, it is finally time to say— segments of the fixed income market are starting to get

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Not All Carbon Offsets Are Created Equal

Not All Carbon Offsets Are Created Equal

Are offsets — a way of balancing out the carbon one emits — our best chance at addressing climate change? Or are they nothing more than indulgences that assuage guilt? The controversy surrounding offsets has confused people into inaction. Offsets are often a cheap way — sometimes the only way — for one to achieve carbon neutrality. But not all...

Dec 1, 2022 Written by: Hunter Lovins

Are offsets — a way of balancing out the carbon one emits — our best chance at addressing climate change? Or are they nothing more than indulgences

Continue Reading
An ESG Debate

An ESG Debate

Interest in ESG investing surged following the pandemic. While the term ESG (environmental, social, and governance) has been around since the early 2000s, something about the “Great Resignation” and the social justice movements of pandemic life brought it to the forefront of investment discussions. Despite recent criticisms on ESG grading and...

Aug 4, 2022 Written by: Chris Ryon and Andrew Rodriguez

Interest in ESG investing surged following the pandemic. While the term ESG (environmental, social, and governance) has been around since the early

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Maintaining Balance In Your Equity Portfolio

Maintaining Balance In Your Equity Portfolio

One of the things that makes City Different Investments, well, different is our principled investment approach. We are doing a series of articles looking at the three tenets of our equity investment strategy; long-term horizons, a differentiated research approach, and balanced portfolios. For this piece, we dive into how we balance portfolios. 

Aug 1, 2022 Written by: Rob MacDonald

One of the things that makes City Different Investments, well, different is our principled investment approach. We are doing a series of articles

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Market Timing: A Loser's Game

Market Timing: A Loser's Game

How has the equity team at City Different reacted to the market downturn and all this talk of recession? The short answer - we haven't. We believe market timing is a loser's game. If you have a financial advisor — or a suitable asset allocation and long-term plan — you should fight the urge to react to big market moves.

Jul 11, 2022 Written by: Connor Browne

How has the equity team at City Different reacted to the market downturn and all this talk of recession? The short answer - we haven't. We believe

Continue Reading
The Problem With Mutual Fund Capital Gains, And What To Do About It

The Problem With Mutual Fund Capital Gains, And What To Do About It

2021 tax bills are due in just a few days, and we’re hearing some uncomfortable groans from mutual fund investors. Here’s why: A combination of strong market gains and high trading activity led to record capital gains distributions, and that means historic capital gains taxes. Below, we’ll explain the relationship between mutual fund performance...

Apr 13, 2022 Written by: City Different Investments

2021 tax bills are due in just a few days, and we’re hearing some uncomfortable groans from mutual fund investors. Here’s why: A combination of

Continue Reading
Is it time to get into the fixed income market?

Is it time to get into the fixed income market?

Since opening our doors at City Different Investments, it is finally time to say— segments of the fixed income market are starting to get interesting!  The fixed income markets have endured a significant amount of volatility in the first quarter of 2022. As seen below, as of 4/8/2022 the major fixed income indexes have registered substantial...

Apr 12, 2022 Written by: Chris Ryon

Since opening our doors at City Different Investments, it is finally time to say— segments of the fixed income market are starting to get

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