Paul Atkins – ESG Investing: Doing well and doing good? Or not?

31/07/2023 42 min
Paul Atkins – ESG Investing: Doing well and doing good? Or not?

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Episode Synopsis

Our guest this week is Paul Atkins, CEO of Potomak Partners, a financial services consulting firm in Washington, DC.  Paul was also a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2002 to 2008.  We discuss with Paul ESG – environmental, social, and governance – investing and its negative impact on shareholders, retirement investors, and the investing public, as well as government's overreach in advancing the ESG agenda.