ESG Does Neither Much Good nor Very Well
"Trillions of dollars have poured into environmental, social and governance funds in recent years. In 2021 alone, the figure grew $8 billion a day."
ESG Can’t Square With Fiduciary Duty
"Nineteen state attorneys general wrote a letter last month to BlackRock CEO Laurence D. Fink. They warned that BlackRock’s environmental, social and governance investment policies appear to involve “rampant violations” of the sole interest rule, a well-established legal principle."
Some GOP States Push Back Against ESG Investing Trend
"Republicans are stepping up their efforts to prevent investors from considering environmental and other factors in their decisions. They are running up against the trillions of dollars in investments committed to funds addressing such concerns."
Red states giving the boot to ‘woke’ firms seeking government business
"More Republican-led states are refusing to do business with financial institutions that embrace woke agendas on issues such as climate change, guns and other social issues."
Executive Chairman Andy Puzder on Fox News
2ndVote Advisers’ Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Andy Puzder, joined Fox News to discuss the Democrats' new spending bill.
The ESG Investing Backlash Arrives
"Recent events show that the backlash against ESG investing has finally arrived. Nearby, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich explains how he and 18 other state AGs are seeking answers from the investing giant BlackRock about its political agenda."
Arizona Defends Retirees Against ESG
"This month, 18 of my fellow attorneys general and I responded by pointing out inconsistencies and conflicts between BlackRock’s letter and its public statements and commitments."
How Woke Capital Politicized Your Retirement Account
"Vivek Ramaswamy, a newly minted investment-fund executive, says that politics have quickly come to dominate index funds too. He has an ambitious plan that aims to break its grip."
As ‘Woke’ Businesses Face Right-Wing Wrath, Culture War Capitalists Cash In
"The battle of the razors is the latest in a growing war against 'woke business' by conservatives who are starting their own companies or investment funds, using activist shareholder tactics and drafting legislation to target firms espousing liberal causes."
What Honest, Neutral ESG Would Look Like
"It may be worthwhile, then, to consider what a genuinely neutral, nonpartisan ESG might look like, and how it would have to be constructed. This will reveal whether such a project is possible: whether bringing ESG within corporate executives’ legal fiduciary duties can be managed under any circumstances."
The Many Reasons ESG Is a Loser
"These days ESG is big business, with $2.77 trillion in 'global sustainable fund assets.' The average expense ratio is 0.41%. And sure enough, apparently some funds aren’t ESG enough."
An Inconvenient Truth About ESG Investing
"Researchers at Columbia University and London School of Economics compared the ESG record of U.S. companies in 147 ESG fund portfolios and that of U.S. companies in 2,428 non-ESG portfolios. They found that the companies in the ESG portfolios had worse compliance record for both labor and environmental rules."
New op-ed from Chairman Andy Puzder: America is Lurching From Pandemic to Major Recession
"As we emerge from the pandemic, Joe Biden's economic policy bungling is driving America into a brick wall of malaise and stagflation."
New op-ed from Chairman Andy Puzder: John Kerry’s Financial Crusade Against Oil and Gas
"‘The reality is the Biden administration is not standing in the way of increasing domestic oil production to meet today’s energy needs,' Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk asserted at the World Petroleum Congress in Houston last week. Really? He might want to check with John Kerry."
Newly Appointed Executive Chairman Andy Puzder on Fox Business
2ndVote Advisers’ newly appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Andy Puzder, joined Fox Business to discuss how vaccine mandates impact small businesses.
Newly Appointed Executive Chairman Andy Puzder on Mornings with Maria
2ndVote Advisers’ newly appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Andy Puzder, joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss investment options.
2ndVote Value Investments Appoints Andy Puzder as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
2ndVote Value Investments, Inc., the holding company for asset management firm 2ndVote Advisers, LLC, announced today that Andy Puzder has been appointed to the position of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. As executive chairman, Mr. Puzder will...
A former JPMorgan banker wants to draw conservatives to his ‘unwoke’ ETFs
A former JPMorgan Chase banker launched owns firm focused on investing in "unwoke" companies. Daniel Grant, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the president and CEO of 2ndVote Advisors. According to a Bloomberg Businessweek article titled "Anti-Woke ETFs Are...
Anti-Woke ETFs Are Pitching to Conservatives Mad at Corporate America
Dan Grant is fed up with “wokeness.” He’s sick of such companies as Nike Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. taking liberal positions on social justice issues. “People are tired of woke companies, tired of wokeness overall, and tired of companies putting their social justice...
How to Ensure You Aren’t Investing in Woke Corporations
As the forces of woke capitalism continue to terrorize ordinary Americans, right-leaning investors find themselves in a difficult position. The left’s ever-tightening grip on American corporations has led many conservatives to unknowingly buy stock in companies...
The Importance of Stakeholders to Profitability by Andy Puzder, 2VA Advisory Board Member
August 19 marked the second anniversary of the Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, which stated that corporate management’s primary responsibility was no longer to their shareholders but rather to a group of “stakeholders” — including...
Advisory Board Member Andy Puzder in The Washington Times
A pair of investment programs that launched in the last year — the American Conservative Values ETF and the 2ndVote Advisers ETF — are led by directors who seek companies that have not launched ad campaigns or issued bulletins that they think prioritize liberal...
2VA Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins the Michael Berry Show
2ndVote Advisers Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins Michael Berry on the Michael Berry Show on iHeartRadio.
2VA Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins The Chris Salcedo Show
2ndVote Advisers Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins Chris Salcedo on WBAP NewsTalk 820AM.
2VA Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins the Michael Leahy Show
2ndVote Advisers Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins the Michael Leahy Show on The Tennessee Star on Talkradio 98.3 WLAC.
2VA Co-Founder & CEO Daniel Grant on Kevin McCullough Radio
2ndVote Advisers Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Grant joins Kevin McCullough on WMCA's the Kevin McCullough Show.
2VA President and CEO Daniel Grant joins Raymond Arroyo on The World Over
2ndVote Advisers President and CEO Daniel Grant joins Raymond Arroyo on EWTN's The World Over to discuss ethical investing and the threat of "woke" capitalism.
2VA President and CEO Daniel Grant joins O’Connor & Company
2ndVote Advisers President and CEO Daniel Grant joins Larry O'Connor on WMAL's O'Connor & Company.
2VA CEO and President Daniel Grant joins Stacy on the Right
Daniel Grant, the CEO and Co-Founder of 2nd Vote Advisers joined the program to discuss his company 2nd Vote Advisers which started funds that invest in conservative companies to offer an alternative to people who don't want to unknowingly invest in woke companies....
2VA President and CEO Daniel Grant joins Philadelphia’s Morning Answer
2ndVote Advisers President and CEO Daniel Grant joins Chris Stigall on Philadelphia's Morning Answer to discuss 2ndVote Advisers and what we offer.
ESG Does Neither Much Good nor Very Well
"Trillions of dollars have poured into environmental, social and governance funds in recent years. In 2021 alone, the figure grew $8 billion a day."
ESG Can’t Square With Fiduciary Duty
"Nineteen state attorneys general wrote a letter last month to BlackRock CEO Laurence D. Fink. They warned that BlackRock’s environmental, social and governance investment policies appear to involve “rampant violations” of the sole interest rule, a well-established legal principle."
Some GOP States Push Back Against ESG Investing Trend
"Republicans are stepping up their efforts to prevent investors from considering environmental and other factors in their decisions. They are running up against the trillions of dollars in investments committed to funds addressing such concerns."
Red states giving the boot to ‘woke’ firms seeking government business
"More Republican-led states are refusing to do business with financial institutions that embrace woke agendas on issues such as climate change, guns and other social issues."
Executive Chairman Andy Puzder on Fox News
2ndVote Advisers’ Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Andy Puzder, joined Fox News to discuss the Democrats' new spending bill.
The ESG Investing Backlash Arrives
"Recent events show that the backlash against ESG investing has finally arrived. Nearby, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich explains how he and 18 other state AGs are seeking answers from the investing giant BlackRock about its political agenda."
Arizona Defends Retirees Against ESG
"This month, 18 of my fellow attorneys general and I responded by pointing out inconsistencies and conflicts between BlackRock’s letter and its public statements and commitments."
How Woke Capital Politicized Your Retirement Account
"Vivek Ramaswamy, a newly minted investment-fund executive, says that politics have quickly come to dominate index funds too. He has an ambitious plan that aims to break its grip."
As ‘Woke’ Businesses Face Right-Wing Wrath, Culture War Capitalists Cash In
"The battle of the razors is the latest in a growing war against 'woke business' by conservatives who are starting their own companies or investment funds, using activist shareholder tactics and drafting legislation to target firms espousing liberal causes."
What Honest, Neutral ESG Would Look Like
"It may be worthwhile, then, to consider what a genuinely neutral, nonpartisan ESG might look like, and how it would have to be constructed. This will reveal whether such a project is possible: whether bringing ESG within corporate executives’ legal fiduciary duties can be managed under any circumstances."