Competitive Strategy “Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.” – Michael Porter At Riverwater Partners, our foundational belief is that employing a responsible investment lens enhances traditional value investing by promoting resilience, capturing inefficiencies, and improving return potential. As it…
Advisor Perspectives. May 26, 2021. What if a baseball team trades away its all-stars year after year and replaces them with rookies or aging veterans? That’s the problem with using the Russell 2000 as a small-cap benchmark. Better to let your winners run—and benchmark to the Russell 2500 instead. Don’t miss Riverwater co-founder & CIO…
Article featured in Valuewalk. May 24, 2021. For most Americans, 401(k) plan accounts have become the predominant retirement savings vehicle. Currently, more than $6.4 trillion is invested in 401(k) plans across the country, a 73% increase in the past ten years.1 An additional $2.7 trillion is invested in other defined-contribution plans, such as 403(b) plans for educational…
It’s tax time! Investors may be thinking of ways to reduce their tax payments. For investors with realized capital gains, investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZ”) may be an approach to consider for the deferral or reduction of capital gains tax. Origin & purpose of Qualified Opportunity Zones First, a brief history of the…
Riverwater Partners believes that sustainable companies perform better. Our highly integrative process can enable our clients to invest according to their values while also opening up the possibility of not only no performance disadvantage but, as is our goal over the long term, a performance advantage. For many years, the primary approach taken by “responsible”…
Fossil Fuels: Should ESG Investors Seek Divestment or Engagement? Engage vs. divest? The question of whether fossil fuel divestment or engagement encourages energy companies (e.g. Chevron and Exxon Mobil) to move their business models away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy is one that is top of mind to many responsible investors. At Riverwater…
