Episode 228 - Investing that Makes the World Rejoice with Robin John
Dec 6, 2022
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Robin John, founder of Eventide Asset Management, discusses how wealth can be responsibly deployed, identifying ETFs and Mutual Funds aligning with values, and the impact of Faith Driven Investing. He shares his journey from feeling tension in outsourcing decisions to founding a company with a Christian voice in the industry.
Investing can have a redemptive impact on society by aligning values with investments for the common good.
Conscientious investors should scrutinize portfolios to ensure alignment with personal values for ethical investing practices.
Deep dives
Faith-Driven Entrepreneurship and Mission-Aligned Investing
Entrepreneurship allows individuals to add value by creating things uniquely. The speaker experienced a transition from significant revenue to selling everything built for God, emphasizing the importance of identity rooted in Christ, not money. Starting Eventide, an asset management firm focused on conscientious investing, the CEO discussed the journey's challenges and the Christian duty of being conscientious investors.
Core Values and Mission of Eventide Asset Management
Eventide's mission of investing without compromise is driven by a dedication to aligning values with investments for the common good. The founders' faith guided the firm's principles, leading to a unique approach of loving one's neighbor as core to business ethics. They emphasize avoiding ill-gotten gain and embracing companies serving stakeholders to create positive impact.
Balancing Faith and Investment Performance
The podcast explored Christians' misconception of underperformance when aligning investments with values, citing the 'make all you can to give all you can' mindset. Eventide addresses this challenge by emphasizing excellence in promoting values-based investing. While facing some Christian pushback, the firm aims to demonstrate that values-aligned investing can generate long-term success.
Practical Steps for Conscientious Investing
Individuals can become more conscientious investors by scrutinizing their portfolios, assessing holdings for alignment with personal values. Utilizing resources like Morningstar or engaging financial advisors with a shared value ethos helps align investments with ethical considerations. By understanding portfolio components, investors can implement meaningful changes towards conscientious investing practices.
Robin John believes investing can help the world rejoice.
In 2007, he founded Eventide Asset Management, a firm that helps people invest without compromise. In this podcast, Robin shares the tension he felt early in his career while sleeping on a brand new bed in India as the guesthouse cook slept on the cold hard kitchen floor. While American management could have had a redemptive impact on the guesthouse they outsourced to, they chose not to, and that didn’t sit right with Robin.
At that moment, he felt a conviction that many Christian investors face at some point: that wealth can be more responsibly deployed and stewarded. The institutions we trust with our capital somtimes let us down, so he started Eventide as a way to offer an uncompromising Christian voice in the industry.
Robin joins the show to talk about how to identify ETF and Mutual Funds that align with your values, and what mafia wives have to do with Faith Driven Investing.
At Faith Driven Entrepreneur, we want to connect and equip business visionaries like you to fulfill your call to create and transform the world around you. Learn more at faithdrivenentrepreneur.org.
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