by John McGowan | Aug 9, 2022 | General, Financial Planning
Confessions of a die-hard DIYer. I must confess, I’m a die-hard DIYer (Do It Yourselfer). My parents instilled this nature in me: Why pay someone else when you can do it yourself? In my younger adult years, I renovated several homes with my father, an architect, over...
by John McGowan | Apr 22, 2022 | ESG, Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Sustainability
I remember participating in the first Earth Day in 1970 at the 8-room rural school I attended outside the town of Marengo, Illinois. Riley School doesn’t look much different today! Mr. Desmond, our science teacher, organized us. I dug up Sugar Maple saplings from the...
by John McGowan | Jun 16, 2021 | Budgeting, ESG, Financial Planning
Does the thought of learning what you spend on restaurants and carry-out each month make you uneasy? If you answered “Yes,” you aren’t alone. As a financial advisor, I regularly hear the stress in a new client’s voice when we come to the “Dining Out” category of their...
by John McGowan | Jun 11, 2020 | ESG, General
I’ve noticed on LinkedIn many executives expressing their concern for those who have faced injustice in this imperfect world. They encourage us all to be part of solutions, making the world a better place, arm-in-arm. I’m not buying it. Some of these executives are...
by John McGowan | May 26, 2020 | ESG, Impact Investing
It’s as if every business – large and small – was handed the same dreaded pop quiz. Vested stakeholders – employees, customers, shareholders, and communities – are sitting in the Teacher’s chair, grading the papers, and finding out who’s been doing their...
