July 22, 2019
In The Quarter Stocks continued their upward rise through the second quarter of 2019. There were a few bumps (e.g., a weak May on trade threats […]
July 8, 2019
Our friend Judy Dorsey, founder of sustainability consulting firm Brendle Group, has just started a six-month sabbatical to explore the linkages between climate disruption and migration. […]
July 9, 2019
Some of the most valued workers in America come from foreign countries, and that includes the highly trained and experienced doctors profiled here. All were forced […]
September 18, 2018
Nancy Jones is an associate at Figure 8 Investment Strategies* and a winner of the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 Under 30 award program. Here are some […]
September 28, 2018
The Trade War Gets Real The second quarter of 2018 began in April with early warning shots of what now looks to be a fully active […]
April 12, 2017
The Markets Go Up and Down… The first quarter of 2018 brought a roller coaster of a stock market. To start, in early February stocks had […]
April 3, 2018
Figure 8 has joined 142 institutional investors, collectively representing US$ 634BN in assets, calling on corporations to take action to ensure that they are not indirectly […]
November 20, 2017
Our Monday night SOC 186 class has had the pleasure of having Lisa Cooper CFA, CFP of Figure 8 Investment Strategies be our guest speaker/lecturer/presenter twice […]
November 20, 2017
Lisa Cooper has been working at the intersection of economics and social justice for most of her career. Today, she’s the founder of Figure 8 Investment Strategies, […]
March 8, 2017
If you’ve been skimming headlines on the new administration you’re aware that many regulations are under coming under intense scrutiny from legislators. One of them is section 1502 of […]