January Market Review
The rises that began last year continued in January, although on this occasion the technology sector did not lead the movement, giving way to other sectors. Is something changing? Fixed income, meanwhile, is maintaining the momentum we saw last year: short maturities are performing better than long ones. This behavior is significant, as it may […]
How to invest according to Catholic values
For a Catholic, investing means understanding that financial decisions are never morally neutral. From a Christian perspective, money is not an end in itself, but a means to serve the common good. Therefore, investing according to Catholic values implies aligning profitability, responsibility, and moral coherence, applying the principles of the Social Teaching of the Church […]
Faith-based Investing: a Moral Responsibility for Christians
Faith-based Investing: Investing with purpose Faith-based investing stems from a deep conviction: money can and should serve the common good. Investing is not merely a way to grow wealth; it is an opportunity to help build a more just and human economy grounded in Catholic values in investing. Catholic investing begins with a simple truth: we are not the […]
Faithful Investing Guide: How to Align Your Investments with the Social Teaching of the Church
Faith-consistent investing is neither a marginal alternative nor a passing trend. It is a necessary response for Catholic investors who seek to live their faith also in the economic sphere. In an increasingly complex, globalized financial world dominated by purely technical criteria, Faithful Investing emerges as a solid path to align capital, conscience, and the […]
Reasons to Invest with Faith (and with Sound Judgment)
Invest with faith: why where you invest your money truly matters “Tell me how you invest, and I’ll tell you who you are.” This saying, often applied to personal relationships, is just as relevant in the world of finance. Yet many investors are unaware of where their money is actually invested and, consequently, what activities […]
Faith-based Investing in the ESG Era
Faith-based investing has become an increasingly important topic in today’s financial world, especially as ESG criteria dominate the conversation around ethical and sustainable investments. More and more Catholic investors—individuals, families, dioceses, religious orders, foundations, and Catholic institutions—are asking a fundamental question: Is investing according to ESG criteria enough to ensure coherence with my faith and […]
December Market Review
I am writing this letter on December 26 so that you will have it available in early January, as I will be away with my family until January 6 on a mission called Mary’s Children in Ngong, near Nairobi. For this reason, the data you will see below corresponds to the close of the markets […]
What Makes Faithful Investing Different from ESG?
Catholic investing today faces a growing challenge: distinguishing between investment approaches that present themselves as ethical, yet lack a solid moral foundation. As ESG criteria become increasingly widespread, many Catholic investors ask a crucial question: Is ESG compatible with faith-based investing, or is there a more coherent alternative rooted in Catholic values in investing? Faithful Investing emerges precisely as the answer to […]
Catholic Values in Investing as the Foundation of Financial Decision-Making
Catholic values in investing is an expression that, far from being an abstract concept, constitutes a guiding principle for those who wish to invest in a way that is coherent with their faith. More and more investors are seeking to integrate ethical and Catholic criteria into their financial decisions, ensuring that their capital does not contribute to activities contrary […]
Faith-based Investing: Build Ethical Portfolios Aligned with Your Faith
Catholic investing -also known as Faith-based Investing– shows that investing with coherence is not only possible but deeply necessary. In a financial world dominated by the pursuit of profit, more and more investors seek faith-based investing, capable of integrating values, ethical principles, and solid financial criteria. Ethical investing from a Catholic perspective views money not as an end in itself, but as a means […]