‘Forgive Us Our Debts’: Christian Language in the Finance Lexicon

‘Forgive Us Our Debts’: Christian Language in the Finance Lexicon

Published December 4th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

One word can have such distinct meanings that I never connect them. Consider the words ‘conversion’ and ‘redemption’, important in the vocabularies of Christians and the bond market. And then…

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Lessons from Harvard’s Fossil-Fuel Divestment Letter: Elect New Trustees

Published April 11th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

Harvard’s produced an interesting week for those pushing for fossil-fuel free investments. On Monday, its president, Drew Gilpin Faust, posted a long email justifying the University’s positions and…

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Fear, Fortitude & the Future: Toward Investor Standards Based on History for Gauging Preparation for Warming

Published November 1st, 2013 by Peter Kinder

Note: This post is a revised version of a talk I gave at the 24th annual Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing sponsored by First Affirmative Financial Network (FAFN)…

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Break Up Timken Corp.? No, Break Up Harvard, Inc.!

Published April 6th, 2013 by Peter Kinder

Let’s talk about breaking up institutions, maybe even Evil Empires. ‘Break up the Yankees!’ How many times I heard that in my first 14 years. Two years…

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Watchdogs & Freedom: Cerberus, Bushmaster & CalSTRS

Published December 19th, 2012 by Peter Kinder

I have long loved the unintended juxtapositions between the names of private equity firms and the companies they own. Cerberus Capital Management took its name from Greco-Roman mythology. …

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Univ. of Akron, Ohio State, Yale & Harvard: Bored of Education? Never!

Published November 24th, 2012 by Peter Kinder

‘I’m excited about being a Zip.’ So said disgraced former Ohio State football coach, Jim Tressel when, last February, he became an administrator at the University of Akron. …

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‘”Really?”’: Romney Delves Not into the Prospect of Peace for Israel

Published September 18th, 2012 by Peter Kinder

Few things damn fiduciaries more than failing to ask obvious questions.When given their statements, advisors with money at Bernie Madoff’s firm should have asked for the bona fides of Friehling…

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The Bane of Bain: The LA Times on Its Original Investors

Published July 19th, 2012 by Peter Kinder

Bain Capital and its ilk have been the bane of American capitalism since the 1980s. The Leveraged Buyout/Private Equity Story Bain was part of the leveraged buyout…

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Two Fun Films on … Fiduciary Responsibility?!

Published June 16th, 2011 by Peter Kinder

Could there be two fun flicks on fiduciary responsibility? Astonishingly, the answer is ‘yes’, sort of. Win Win (2011) I hadn’t read much about ‘Win Win’ before I…

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