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In June, a management proposal passed at Chipotle, changing how executives are rewarded for meeting their DEI goals. This new incentive structure has the potential to undermine shareholders, create a toxic workplace, and even hurt the people it purports to help.
To learn more,
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Judge Certifies Class In Pilot's Suit Against ESG
A federal judge in Texas will allow an American Airlines pilot's lawsuit to proceed as a class action, per a court order issued last week.
The Suit: As we've discussed, the case is a first-of-its-kind action alleging that
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Harvard chooses DEI over academic rigor—again
Harvard appointed Claudine Gay to its presidency in spite of her thin scholarly record because she entrenched DEI programs in the university; it paid the price when Gay faced credible charges of plagiarism. Now Harvard is doubling
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Disney is in need of a serious course correction.
Strive’s Head of Corporate Governance,
@justindanhof
, shares why we believe the Trian dissident board slate of Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo represents the best opportunity to restore Disney’s magic and increase long-term value for
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From Fish to Finance: How a Supreme Court Decision Could Save Your Retirement
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the most important case you’ve probably never heard of: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The case presented a legal challenge to an obscure marine fishery
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In recent years, Disney has replaced the magic that made it a success with divisive and value-destroying conduct. We think it’s time for change and that the Trian dissident board slate of Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo represents the best opportunity to restore Disney’s magic and
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Strive will not do business in China.
Our view: an asset manager cannot properly represent US clients when advocating for ESG constraints on corporate America, while also managing Chinese money and not applying those constraints to China.
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How does DEI look in practice? A recent lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that one of the ways they had revamped their hiring process to support their DEI efforts was through a questionnaire that rewarded applicants for having their lowest high
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How does DEI look in practice?
A recent lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that one of the ways they had revamped their hiring process to support their DEI efforts was through a questionnaire that rewarded applicants for having their lowest high
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Today we released 5 Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor to help ensure your dollars are being invested to maximize value and not to advance someone else’s “values”.
Learn more:
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Elon Musk has delivered on his 'moonshot' promise, growing Tesla from $50B to $650B. Yet ESG advocates want a do-over on his pay package.
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Strive is impacting corporate America.
Following our shareholder letters to Disney and Exxon, both companies made leadership changes that we believe prioritize excellence over politics. Our next targets: Chevron & Home Depot.
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Our Co-Founder,
@VivekGRamaswamy
calls out the effect of under investment in oil and gas.
Spoiler: it’s come back to bite us.
WATCH HERE⬇️
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Your investments might be advancing agendas you don't agree with. This year, take your power back. Ensure your dollars and goals are aligned.
Find our 5 questions to ask your financial advisor here:
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In March, Strive CEO
@ColeMacro
and Head of Research
@CNicholson1988
shined a spotlight on the DEI pork weighing down the CHIPS Act, preventing much-needed progress towards onshoring critical semiconductor manufacturing.
This week, Senators
@TTuberville
and
@BasedMikeLee
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On June 12th, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on collusion in ESG investing. The hearing began with strong opening remarks from
@RepThomasMassie
and continued with committee members grilling representatives from CalPERS, Ceres, and Arjuna Capital.
While many
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Still need proof of China’s influence on American companies? This is the perfect illustration of why Strive Asset Management has said from day one that we refuse to build an asset management business in China.
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When you do business in China, you lose the ability to speak freely and openly about your actual views. At Strive, we believe China risk is investment risk: we aren’t afraid to say it to our clients and portfolio companies.
See thread. 👇
BlackRock is so beholden to the CCP even when they’re trying to argue that they’re not. They refer to China’s potential military invasion of Taiwan, a sovereign democratic nation, as “reunification.” It’s a hilarious response to the piece
@mikepompeo
and I wrote in
@WSJopinion
.
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Discover why Strive CEO
@ColeMacro
is so passionate about solving America's retirement crisis.
To learn more about the Strive Pooled Employer Plan (Strive PEP), visit .
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$DRLL provides a new alternative to move beyond the shortcomings of ESG.
Strive is mandating US energy companies to produce more oil & gas without apologizing for it.
Now trading on NYSE.
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Promoting excellence over ESG priorities can lift corporations out of our nation's culture wars and help unify America.
Today we launch our Excellence Campaign - kicking off the start of the shareholder proposal season. (1/4)
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Chip Growth Challenges Climate Initiatives
We’ve seen companies like Intel, TSMC, Micron, and Samsung praise net zero targets and commit to using 100% renewable energy, but they’re facing a harsh reality check.
Semiconductor fabs are among the most energy-intensive factories in
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Fiduciaries have an obligation to maximize shareholder value, not advance someone else's values. That's why Strive voted against the shareholder resolution limiting Campbell's 401(k) retirement investments to pro-ESG companies while boycotting traditional energy.
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Don't trust your money with an asset manager that is anti-American capitalism. Strive CEO
@ColeMacro
explains why shareholders first is critical in asset management.
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America is now the world's largest producer of oil and gas, leading to high profits just as the ESG movement is punishing the industry with low valuations. We believe that U.S. energy stocks have room to grow 3-4x in value over the next 5-7 years. DRLL offers investors pure
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Vanguard "Questions" Exxon's Climate Suit
Vanguard "questions" Exxon's decision to sue climate activist shareholders over their proposals to wind Exxon's oil and gas business down, Ignites reported last week.
Catch Me Up: As we've previously covered, Exxon's annual meeting was
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Not usually one to get in Twitter fights, EEOC Commissioner
@andrealucasEEOC
shares the details behind her viral back-and-forth with Mark Cuban.
Watch the full conversation with Strive Head of Corporate Governance
@justindanhof
, where they discuss how DEI has spread across
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Introducing the Strive 500 ($STRV) mandating companies to focus on maximizing shareholder value over all other agendas.
$STRV is a passively managed ETF that provides diversified large-cap exposure to established U.S. corporations.
Now trading on NYSE.
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Rising tensions between China and Taiwan creates significant risk for U.S. investors.
U.S financial institutions with their own business interests in China are conspicuously quiet about this issue.
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Every company has many stakeholders, but which is the most important?
It's you, the shareholder. Watch to learn about the incredible impact that shareholder capitalism has had on America and what a shift toward prioritizing other stakeholders could mean for your retirement
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When US energy companies are forced to decline oil production projects due to ESG mandates supported by The Big 3, those projects aren't just dropped in the interest of "saving the planet" - they're picked up by foreign energy companies like PetroChina.
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At Strive, we do not believe it’s possible to uphold one's fiduciary duty to an American investor and meet the demands of the CCP at the same time.
Which is why we made a commitment on day 1 to not do business in China.
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Strive believes China risk is investment risk that’s often neglected by other large asset managers due to conflicts of interests. As a fiduciary to our clients, we will not expose them to that risk.
Learn more at
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At Strive, we believe China risk is investment risk.
China’s autocratic regime, economic vulnerabilities, and military posture toward its neighbors, create meaningful potential risks for global investors.
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Strive’s Head of Corporate Governance,
@justindanhof
, shares why we believe Ancora's proposed board nominees offer the best chance to get Norfolk Southern back on track.
Read the full letter we wrote on behalf of our clients to all Norfolk Southern shareholders, encouraging them
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We’ve been highlighting how CalPERS was mixing politics with investments in their decision to vote against the entire board of Exxon.
Not only was taking a stand for two climate activist groups determined to put Exxon out of business questionable, but it was also ineffective, as
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For Home Depot, we created a shareholder resolution with
@NationalCenter
rejecting the 2022 shareholder proposal requiring Home Depot to conduct a racial equity audit – again, supported by BlackRock.
Strive believes that hiring should be based exclusively on merit. Period.
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Strive will not do business with China. We pledged this on day 1 and stand by it.
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If an asset allocator wants to send their client’s money to ESG-promoting asset managers, then they need the client’s express consent to do so.
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We can’t just tackle the triopoly of the Big Three in asset management, we also have to tackle the ISS/Glass Lewis duopoly in the proxy advisory market. So we launched an alternative that takes our pro-excellence message to the proxy advisory space.
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If you want to advance ESG agendas with your investment accounts, you’re free to do so. But asset allocators should not unilaterally make that decision for you without your consent. That’s what we’re seeing today.
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Strive believes hiring should be based exclusively on merit which is why we voted against the shareholder resolution proposing Sysco conduct a racial equity audit.
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There's an abundance of asset managers for the pro-ESG investor. The industry was missing a representative for the pro-excellence investor. We built Strive to fill that gap.
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Strive believes that investors have the right to know if their money is being used to maximize value and meet their financial goals, or if it is being used to advance someone else’s “values.” Transparency and disclosure are key to solving the ESG debate.
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The investment decisions of state pension funds should be based solely on maximizing the financial interests of their pensioners.
Today
@justindanhof
, our Head of Corporate Governance joined
@GovRonDeSantis
' announcing Florida's plan to do exactly that.
Watch here:
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Strive's co-founder & executive chairman,
@VivekGRamaswamy
discusses the asset management industry, the consequences of ESG initiatives, and opportunities in a post ESG world.
Learn more at
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Two of the biggest myths about stakeholder capitalism and its ESG policies are that it's about maximizing long-run value and that it was something investors like you wanted.
We’ve shown how stakeholder capitalism underperforms. We’ve heard how investors just want companies to
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Thank you
@nasdaq
for bringing Strive’s pro-excellence message to Time Square.
Video Credits: Nasdaq Inc.
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If everyday citizens choose to use their money to advance ESG goals, they are free to do so. But asset managers cannot unilaterally make that decision on behalf of those citizens without permission from the capital owner to do so.
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We said we had important news. Well, we're starting off September with a bang! That’s the sound of Strive officially crossing $1 Billion in assets under management*.
As we celebrate a billion, we want to express our gratitude for our clients. We wouldn’t be where we are without
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Early Strive investor
@BillAckman
powerfully points out the problems with DEI and its true intentions. While the current focus is on academia, DEI negatively impacts corporate America as well. This is a must read and a reminder why Strive firmly believes in meritocracy.
In light of today’s news, I thought I would try to take a step back and provide perspective on what this is really all about.
I first became concerned about
@Harvard
when 34 Harvard student organizations, early on the morning of October 8th before Israel had taken any military
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Merry Christmas from all of us at Strive.
Thank you to all of our clients, partners, and friends for your trust and support throughout the year. We look forward to continuing to serve you in the year ahead.
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Strive doesn't believe a Scope 3 emissions cap advances Chevron's business interests. This proxy season, we aim to reverse the 2021 Scope 3 shareholder proposal that was adopted at Chevron and supported by the Big 3.
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We're on a mission to depoliticize
#corporateamerica
by promoting
#excellencecapitalism
over
#stakeholdercapitalism
. More on our vision in an exclusive interview with Co-Founder
@VivekGRamaswamy
in
@wsj
@CGrantWSJ
@lizhoffman
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Strive Co-Founder
@VivekGRamaswamy
is joining the
@Hedgeye
Investing Summit!
Strive is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Summit, a free, three-day online event hosted by Hedgeye CEO
@KeithMcCullough
Catch Vivek live on Wednesday, April 10th, at 11:00 AM ET.
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“I don’t believe a small number of asset managers should have such huge influence on how companies are run.” Read Saijel Kishan’s interview with
@VivekGRamaswamy
on Strive Asset Management and excellence capitalism in
@business
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After 2 weeks of trading, $DRLL has over $230 million AUM.
Thank you for helping make $DRLL the largest non-seeded ETF launch this year. Together we’re unlocking the potential of American energy.
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Strive believes public health issues should be debated in a public forum, not a private boardroom.
Visit our website to view a full list of Strives votes
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Strive's excited to welcome 4 new senior executives from State Street, Pickering Energy Partners, and the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
Read more here:
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Yesterday 19 state governors issued a joint statement stating they will be pushing back on ESG agendas, and will make sure pension accounts and taxpayer dollars used to fund the pension accounts for their states will not be used to advance ESG agendas.
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Perspectives from Strive's Head of Investments - Matt Cole: "FTX showed significant signs of inadequate leadership and governance, yet scored higher than Exxon in ESG risk factor ratings by Factset because
@SBF_FTX
played the game. These ratings should be ignored by investors."
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ISS & Glass Lewis represent a duopoly with over 95% market share in the proxy advisory market. They are steering the behaviors of thousands of smaller asset managers to advance ESG values.
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Strive will continue to focus on excellence capitalism and depoliticizing corporate America.
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BlackRock isn’t an anomaly. Nearly every other asset management company has also emphasized other stakeholders in their engagements and proxy voting practices.
At Strive, we unapologetically prioritize the shareholder as the most important stakeholder. To learn more about why a
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Strive CEO and CIO
@ColeMacro
joined
@BloombergTV
to discuss several topics, including one of the biggest sources of Strive’s recent growth — financial advisors looking to differentiate themselves while upholding their fiduciary duty.
Know an advisor who supports American
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We rang
@Nasdaq
’s closing bell to celebrate the launch of Strive’s American Excellence Model Portfolios - offering investors an affordable approach to portfolio management that delivers Strive’s pro-excellence mandate to corporate America.
Video courtesy of Nasdaq, Inc.
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For Chevron, we aim to reverse a Scope 3 emissions reduction mandate adopted pursuant to a misguided 2021 shareholder resolution supported by BlackRock, StateStreet, Vanguard.
Strive believes Scope 3 emission reductions do NOT advance Chevron’s business interests. Period.
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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in 2 days. What’s being overlooked? Its commitment to ESG.
Financial institutions should focus on financial interests of clients. Period.
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Strive believes Disney’s embrace of controversial political positions to appease stakeholders negatively impacts their profitability.
Read Strives full letter to Disney
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BREAKING: Strive crossed $900M AUM!
This is just the first of many exciting announcements from Strive this month.
Learn more about shareholder primacy – the secret to our success – and why it is so important at .
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Your retirement plan likely features funds focused on DEI and ESG stakeholder initiatives at the expense of *you* the shareholder.
Fortunately, there’s a 401(k) solution that allows companies to provide their employees with access to Strive’s investment philosophy —
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Why is the semiconductor industry surging? As the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) and many other industries, including healthcare, defense, and computing, chips are the new oil. The Strive U.S Semiconductor ETF (SHOC) provides you with exposure to this electrifying
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We will never seek anonymity, we will always provide our honest assessment on China risk being investment risk, and we will always put the financial interests of our clients first.
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Is Strive “anti-ESG”? Strive CEO & CIO
@ColeMacro
joined
@KeithMcCullough
for the
@Hedgeye
Investment Summit to tackle a wide range of topics, including why the perception of Strive is incorrect and why the real conversation needs to be upstream of ESG. Watch the video to learn
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There is no agreed upon definition of ESG - which makes the ESG rating system arbitrary. Strive Head of Corporate Governance,
@justindanhof
explains:
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It’s Strive’s 1st birthday🎂! Since our inception, we have been committed to maximizing value for shareholders by leading companies to focus on excellence. We're proud of the impact we made so far, but we are just getting started.
Here’s how far we’ve come in the last year!
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On Wednesday, ESG activists will be pushing Facebook to censor conservative views. Their demand: Have Facebook favor "big, mainstream publishers like
@CNN
,
@NYTimes
and
@NPR
" and downgrade "hyper partisan" sources like
@Breitbart
into oblivion.
A Debate to End Debate:
· The
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Texas State Board of Education Chairman
@AaronKinseyTX
didn’t mince words when explaining why they were pulling $8.5 billion in investments from BlackRock.
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Did BlackRock actually “cut support for ESG shareholder proposals” like it was reported in the news or are they just playing the language game?
Strive Asset Management CEO and CIO
@ColeMacro
explains how many of the proponents of ESG and stakeholder capitalism change their
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There is no agreed upon definition of ESG - which makes the ESG rating system arbitrary. E, S, and G don’t actually belong together. Strive’s Head of Corporate Governance, Justin Danhof explains.
@ACI1776
@justindanhof
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Strive wrote a letter to Salesforce’s board to deliver a simple message: steer clear of broader, politically charged, value-destroying social activism and focus exclusively on maximizing shareholder value by delivering excellent products to customers.
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It’s been less than ten months since the launch of our first fund, and we just reached $750M in assets under management. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our mission to maximize value for our clients by leading companies to focus on excellence.
Learn more about
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The Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) managed by Strive are a collection of 13 Funds designed to serve the investment needs of tax-qualified employer sponsored retirement plans.
The CITs let businesses of all sizes offer retirement investment options to their employees with
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With Strive, you can rest easy knowing that we’re always focused on YOUR financial interests and not the interests of “other stakeholders.”
To learn why a renewed focus on shareholder primacy could have you living the good life — more spa pampering, less financial stress — visit
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From female popes to founding father follies to not being able to say Stalin is more controversial than Elon Musk, Google’s Gemini 1.5 had quite the week.
The built-in DEI bias did more than give bad answers, it caused the Alphabet stock to lose $90 billion in market value on
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In November, the DOL adopted a rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider ESG factors when investing employees’ money. On Thursday, 25 states sued the current administration to prevent implementation. Strive Co-Founder, Anson Frericks explains:
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.
@elonmusk
gets it — Elon understands the issue
@strivefunds
aims to solve in the financial industry. Check out this quick clip from Elon's recent X Space with Strive co-founder
@VivekGRamaswamy
to hear more.
Many large asset managers are more interested in pushing their values
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We secured the
#1
spot for June net inflows among asset managers with less than $1B AUM, outperforming over 500 competitors. With our passionate team and supporters - we won't be under $1B AUM much longer! Read more:
#investing
#assetmanager
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Happy New Year from all of us at Strive.
Thank you to our clients and partners for believing in our mission - your trust and encouragement has been invaluable to us. Here's to an even bigger 2023!
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An important announcement is coming from Strive on Tuesday. Stay tuned for more…
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Join
@VivekGRamaswamy
and special guest
@ArjunNMurti
for a discussion on the U.S. energy investment case and how Strive's industry mandate to focus on excellence over politics can aid the bull thesis.
Register here:
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Pro-fiduciary investors can't work in silos, but must be allies - working together to effectively depoliticize Corporate America and maximize returns to shareholders.
Strive executives met with the State of Florida to discuss how to do just that.
@JimmyPatronis
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China's Chip Turmoil
A decade ago, China invested in over 50,000 companies across its semiconductor sector to compete with the United States and Taiwan. Today, nearly half have shut down.
Chinese firm Shanghai Wusheng Semiconductor, founded in 2021 with an investment of over $2
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At Strive, our sole goal is to maximize shareholder value.
Do you know what causes your asset manager reps?
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