Author: Stefan Padfield

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Stefan Padfield: Do Asset Managers Hate Their Conservative Clients?

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Is your asset manager looking out for your best interests, or are they pushing you toward left-wing ESG investment options?  In a commentary published by Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield outlines what any investor who values profit over leftist ...
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Stefan Padfield: ESG Proponents Falsely Claim to Be Capitalists

Stefan Padfield: ESG Proponents Falsely Claim to Be Capitalists

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Leftist pushers of ESG investments have been laughably referring to themselves as the real capitalists.  In a commentary published at Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield provides a litmus test for these frauds -- better referred to as “crony ...
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Stefan Padfield: Directors Need to Account for Reverse Discrimination

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In a commentary recently published by Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield pulls back the curtain on reverse racism in Corporate America, racism which company leaders hide in plain sight using the innocuous-sounding phrase "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI) ...
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Stefan Padfield: Questions Every Corporate Director Should Answer in a Post-Woke World

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In the aftermath of recent controversies involving Target, Anheuser-Busch and Disney, it's evident that companies' woke positions could very well damage their bottom lines. The true owners of these companies -- the shareholders -- have a right to hold corporate ...
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Stefan Padfield: This Labor Day, Reflect on Why ESG Is Bad for Workers

Stefan Padfield: This Labor Day, Reflect on Why ESG Is Bad for Workers

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Recently, the California State Retirement System (CalSTRS) doubled down on its pledge “to achieve a net zero investment portfolio by 2050, or sooner.” CalSTRS defended this decision by arguing that the steps it is taking to achieve net zero carbon emissions “are ...
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Stefan Padfield: Break Up Overboarding to Break Up Woke Capitalism

Stefan Padfield: Break Up Overboarding to Break Up Woke Capitalism

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In light of the July 12-14 hearings before the House Financial Services Committee examining the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on financial decision-making, there has been a lot of talk about ways to rein in what might loosely be ...
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Stefan Padfield: The ‘Hypothetical Conflict’ That May Be at the Root of Disney’s Woes

Stefan Padfield: The ‘Hypothetical Conflict’ That May Be at the Root of Disney’s Woes

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Disney is not doing well. As of July 22, the stock price has fallen 15 percent over the last year, while the S&P 500 is up almost 15 percent. That means Disney is down 30 percent compared to the broader ...
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Stefan Padfield: Corporate America’s Radicalization Enabled by True Believers, Useful Idiots, Opportunists and Cowards

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It’s been a few months since Target and Anheuser-Busch set billions of dollars of shareholders’ money on fire because someone convinced them pushing transgenderism on kids is “the right thing for society” — but you may still be trying to understand what ...
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Stefan Padfield: Is Disney Complicit in Hate Speech?

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Famed actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson effectively told Rolling Stone that conservatives are racist rednecks. In light of the fact that Jackson was promoting his latest Marvel Universe project at the time, does Disney’s silence in response make them ...
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Stefan Padfield: Are Corporate Boards Breaching Their Fiduciary Duties by Embracing Transgenderism?

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Embracing transgenderism is risky business for corporations these days. A Fox Business piece stated that “controversial marketing decisions by Target and Bud Light are … burning shareholders … to the tune of a combined $28 billion.” Corporate officers and directors ...
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