Faith and Finance: The Proven Success of Catholic Mandate Investing The question that many faith-based investors ask is straightforward yet profound: “Can I achieve competitive returns while remaining faithful to my Catholic values?” For years, conventional wisdom suggested a trade-off between values-aligned investing and financial performance. However, mounting evidence now challenges this assumption, demonstrating that…
Creating Value Through Responsible Investing At Riverwater Partners, our mission is to make the world a better place by growing wealth through responsible investing. We’re proud to share our 2024 Sustainability Report, titled “Creating Value,” which demonstrates how we generate positive impact for our clients, employees, communities, and planet. Highlights of this year’s report include…
Small-Cap Stocks Q1 2025 Update: Pinching Pennies Amid Tariff and Fiscal Headwinds Small-cap stocks took a step back in this quarter. This followed strong momentum after the November election. Tariff announcements created significant business uncertainty as they flipped between on again off again tariff announcements with two of our largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. The…
The Art of the Tariff (April 4, 2025). As we close the books on the first quarter of 2025, markets find themselves adjusting to a wave of policy-driven uncertainty—most notably, a broad and aggressive shift in U.S. tariff and trade policy. While economic data through March remained relatively stable, the early-April announcement of sweeping tariffs…
