Profitability and Fidelity to the Gift Received
Article published in Alfa & Omega – September 2025 True profitability is not measured in percentages, but in managing with coherence what God has entrusted to us. We live in immediacy. Statistics say that about 60% of those who start reading an article abandon it before the end. If you are part of the 40% […]
Faithful Investing: Altum Investment Guidelines
In the investment area, we often face ethical dilemmas that may conflict with our values and beliefs. For Catholics, this is even more relevant, as financial decisions should align with faith and the principles of the Social Teaching of the Church. At Altum Faithful Investing, we have developed a unique approach to offer Catholic investors […]
Faithful Investing and the Gambling Industry: Should Catholics Invest in Casinos?
Faithful Investing begins with a question: Is it morally acceptable to invest in industries that exploit human weakness? The gambling and casino industry presents such a dilemma for Catholic investors. While gambling is not intrinsically evil, the way this industry operates — profiting from addictive behavior — directly contradicts the principles of human dignity, solidarity, […]
Faithful Investing and the Arms Industry: Should Catholics Invest in Defense?
Faithful Investing and the Arms Industry: A Catholic Perspective on Ethical Investments Investing in the arms industry often presents a significant moral dilemma for Catholic investors. The teachings of the Catholic Church provide clear guidelines regarding the use of weapons, war, and the arms industry. In Faithful Investing, investment decisions must be aligned with Catholic […]
Faithful Investing vs ESG: How Catholic Investing Goes Beyond ESG Criteria
ESG and Faithful Investing: An Ethical Alternative for Purpose-Driven Investing Today, more and more investors are concerned about the ethical aspects of their financial decisions. In this context, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria have gained relevance as a way to measure companies’ commitment to certain sustainability standards. However, although ESG provides guidelines aimed at […]
The Catholic Alternative to ESG
In a context where ESG criteria (Environmental, Social, and Governance) dominate the conversation about socially responsible investing, Faith-based investing emerges as a solid alternative that places the human person at the center. Unlike other methodologies that shift with market trends, Catholic investing relies on permanent and integrity principles, aligning financial decisions with Catholic values in […]
Faithful Investing: Investing with integrity
Social Teaching of the Church: A compass for a portfolio aligned with faith St. John Paul II defined the Social Teaching of the Church as “the careful formulation of the result of attentive reflection on the complex realities of human life in society and in the international context, in the light of faith and the […]
Faithful Investing: Invest for the Long Term
What Is Faithful Investing and Why Is It Different? Faithful Investing is more than a financial strategy; it is a way of living the faith in the economic sphere. It aligns financial decisions with the teachings of the Church, always seeking two inseparable goals: achieving proper returns and ensuring that the investment portfolio respects and […]
Key Role of the Catholic Shareholder
Integrity Between Faith and Action Shareholders require integrity between faith and action. As the Social Teaching of the Church teaches, “the decision to invest in one place or another is always a moral and cultural choice.” The economic and financial activity of a company is never ethically neutral; it is a human activity and, therefore, […]
Proxy voting: a simple tool to vote in shareholder meetings with integrity
When we speak about Catholic investing, we often think about which sectors to avoid, which companies to support, or how to build a portfolio that aligns with our values. But there’s another, less visible—yet equally important—dimension of ethical investing: the right to vote as a shareholder. Because investing is not just about putting our resources […]