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Value Opportunities for Responsible Investors
Watch as Billy Hwan, CPA, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Parnassus Endeavor Fund, Parnassus Investments, discusses ESG and the Parnassus Endeavor Fund, a concentrated portfolio of large capitalization US value stocks with WealthManagement.com
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Diana Britton
Managing Editor, WealthManagement.com
Diana Britton is the Managing Editor of WealthManagement.com, covering asset management and independent broker/dealers from all angles. A native of Los Angeles, she now lives in Queens, N.Y.
Billy Hwan
CPA, CFA Portfolio Manager, Parnassus Endeavor Fund Parnassus Investments
Billy Hwan is the Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Endeavor Fund and a Senior Research Analyst. Mr. Hwan has responsibility for portfolio management for the firm’s Endeavor strategy. He joined Parnassus Investments in 2012 after serving as a Parnassus research intern. His prior experience includes equity research at Dodge & Cox in San Francisco and at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Mr. Hwan received his bachelor's degree in engineering from Stanford University and a master's degree in accountancy from the University of Houston. He graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley with his master's degree in business administration. Mr. Hwan holds the CPA and CFA designations, and was a former Blakemore Freeman Fellow.
Founded in 1984, Parnassus Investments is an investment management company based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests responsibly to build wealth for its clients by selecting businesses that the investment team believes have increasingly relevant products or services, sustainable competitive advantages and quality management teams for their high conviction portfolios. Every investment must meet rigorous fundamental and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
Environmental, Social and Governance Guidelines: The Fund evaluates financially material ESG factors as part of the investment decision-making process, considering a range of impacts they may have on future revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and overall risk. The Fund also utilizes active ownership to encourage more sustainable business policies and practices and greater ESG transparency. Active ownership strategies include proxy voting, dialogue with company management and sponsorship of shareholder resolutions, and public policy advocacy. There is no guarantee that the ESG strategy will be successful.
Investments involve risk and principal loss is possible.
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Before investing, an investor should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a fund and should carefully read the prospectus or summary prospectus, which contains this and other information about the fund. A prospectus or summary prospectus can be obtained on the Parnassus Investments website, www.parnassus.com, or by calling (800) 999-3505.
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