If you've ever found yourself nodding along to conversations about investing while secretly wondering if everyone else in the room is speaking a different language, you're not alone.
A year ago, we started building an investing app to bring power back to the stakeholders.
20 months ago I had a simple idea: What if capital markets could change?
The name "Fennel" is inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Prometheus.
Shareholder activism is a channel to create impact by influencing company policy from within.
Greenwashing is a superficial and sometimes misleading way companies claim sustainability.
Some investors have a hypothesis that ESG investments generate stronger, more sustainable returns over the long term.
Some universities are using endowment funds to invest in the oil industry.
Fennel is joining forces with We The Investors to provide engaging educational content to help retail investors learn more about capital markets.
Shareholder activism is one of the tools in a union's arsenal.
Intrapreneurs create innovation from within their company.
There are a lot of terms used in the world of impact investing, what do they all mean?
Companies are reprioritizing their values by becoming public benefit corporations.
More people are paying attention to socially responsible investing.
Active ownership could help ESG investors push for more impactful change.
Backed by Jeff Cruttenden, founder of Acorns, Capital Factory, Temerity Capital Partners and more, Fennel has raised over $5M in funding to provide transparent financial and ESG-data to investors.
What does impact investing look like in practice?
Fennel Financials joins forces with Eventus.
Proactive companies prioritize ESG in their business practices.
Social impact doesn't always happen in a vaccum.
An ESG index can help you track the performance of certain ESG-vetted companies over time.
Fennel has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023, joining a list of businesses paving the way in innovation and highlighting those at the forefront of their respective industries.
The ESG-focused retail investing platform hires Michael Capelli to lead its brokerage operations
‘Tis the season — the season where some of the largest public companies have their annual general meeting (AGM) and shareholders get to vote on important business decisions.
Let's take a look back at some of the things that happened during last year's AGM season.
Corporate Social Responsibility is a hot topic nowadays, but how does it actually benefit companies?
Want to invest in bonds while having a positive impact on the world?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 helped create a new type of impact investing.
Equity crowdfunding allows more people to participate in early stage startup investing.
Beta, enterprise value, expense ratio ... what does it all mean? Here are definitions for the terms you'll see in the Fennel app.
A growing number of future business leaders are learning about sustainability in their MBA programs.
Zero commissions doesn't mean zero costs.
ESG & shareholder voting-focused brokerage becomes Certified B Corporation™, highlighting commitment to sustainable and regenerative economy.
How do market makers actually "make markets"?
Fennel aims to bring the benefits of using dark pools to individual investors.
A survey by JUST Capital shows that people think companies should prioritize the needs of their workers.
Here are some ESG ETFs you can trade on the Fennel app.
The 17 SDGs represent aspirational goals that span a range of economic and societal issues, with the intention of providing a better future for all.
Does it make more financial sense for studios to meet the writers’ and actors’ demands, or not?
A 9-year analysis and a mid-year 2023 report both indicate that sustainable investments aren’t just holding their own—they're outperforming other options.
The EU has recently unveiled some strict rules against greenwashing.
Fennel is giving you even more control over your portfolio by letting you decide how your orders get routed.
Fair pay is one the main issues of the strike, as CEO pay has increased in recent decades while workers’ adjusted wages have decreased.
What happens when you buy or sell a stock on your investing app? You place an order with your broker and it goes... somewhere?
The Kaiser Permanente strike was settled much quicker than other strikes this year.
Over the past few years, plenty of companies have pledged to hit net zero carbon emissions by some far off date. But we’re already starting to see some companies backtrack on these promises.
What can we learn from Sam Altman's firing from OpenAI?
