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Pekin Hardy Strauss Recognized as a 2019 Best For The World Nominee
CHICAGO, Illinois: Pekin Hardy Strauss Wealth Management, a Chicago-based independent investment adviser, has been recognized by B Lab as a 2019 Best For The World Honoree in the categories of Changemaker and Customers
Market Commentary

Quarterly Letter – Investing in Uncertain Times
Slowly but surely, the world has been moving from compromise and coordination to name-calling and tribalism. We read news of impeachment inquiries, trade wars, mass demonstrations, accusations of treason, worsening geopolitical tensions, conspiracy theories, fake news, and Twitter curses, sometimes all in the same day. The current period will likely be studied closely by historians trying to make sense of the many seemingly irreconcilable conflicts that have surfaced.
Our Views

A Sustainability-Focused Investor’s Guide to Short Selling
Short selling strategies play an important role in a complete investment portfolio. Using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics, a sustainability-focused investor can incorporate a long/short strategy into his or her portfolio by going long the firms with excellent ESG characteristics and shorting those that have poor ESG performance.