Blog/Commentary
Helping Aging Parents Manage Finances Isn't Easy. Advisors Can Help. | Barron's
Earth Equity's Kerry Keihn and Leesa Sluder contributed to this article - Transitioning control of older relatives' finances is challenging, but some advisors have made it a specialization.
These financial advisers save marriages when couples have sharply different views about money - MarketWatch
Earth Equity's Leesa Sluder is quoted in this article - The coronavirus pandemic forced some financial advisers to become counselors for panicked clients.
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Alternative Energy
A Bad Week for Big Oil - The Washington Post
EXXONVOTE - Today is the showdown between ExxonMobil and rebel shareholders trying to convince the company to confront climate change and install four new independent directors. The vote will come at today's ExxonMobil annual meeting. The country's biggest pension funds have openly sided with rebel shareholders, and the votes of the major fund managers -- BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street -- hung in the balance.
Markets & Economy
The evidence is clear — COVID lockdowns saved lives without harming economies - Los Angeles Times
With the pandemic ebbing across the US, the debate over lockdowns continues -- but the evidence shows they worked.
Climate Change
There’s a New Definition of ‘Normal’ for Weather - The New York Times
New baseline data for temperature, rain, snow and other weather events reveal how the climate has changed in the United States.
Culture
The Great American Cleanup: Deodorant, Teeth Whitener Fly Off the Shelves - WSJ
“Everyone wants to look their best”: As restrictions ease, stores say sales are shifting away from toilet paper and baking flour to cosmetics and swimsuits.
Where Your Watermelon Came From - The New York Times
A genetic analysis of a melon found in Sudan may point to the wild fruit that gave rise to one of summertime’s sweetest treats.
Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning. - The New York Times
Last fall, with the Medici Chapel in Florence operating on reduced hours because of Covid-19, scientists and restorers completed a secret experiment: They unleashed grime-eating bacteria on the artist’s masterpiece marbles.
What the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed - The New York Times
We created a 3-D model of Greenwood, home of “Black Wall Street,” as it was before a white mob set it on fire 100 years ago.
One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball | WIRED
Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way.
Social Responsibility
Ivory Trade Loopholes Close as Nations Race to Crush Elephant Poachers - Bloomberg
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