Courtney Blodgett

Courtney Blodgett is the Founder of Yield Positive. Courtney has worked for more than 15 years on sustainable finance. She was a climate finance advisor to the United Nations and leading the Impact Investing Team at Vulcan, Inc, the family office of Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder. Courtney has also been doing her own sustainable investing for 15 years. She started Yield Positive after being frustrated by the lack of sustainable investing information available for individual investors.

COIN Robo-Advisor Review

July 27, 2020February 13, 2020 by Courtney Blodgett

COIN is a robo-advisor from John Hancock which offers only sustainable, or conscious, investment options. Read my review of the robo-advisor.

Part 3 of “The Journey of Becoming a Sustainable Investor”: The whole package

July 28, 2020February 12, 2020 by Courtney Blodgett

Personal sustainable finance goes beyond investments. I look at sustainability in all aspects of my financial life: bank accounts, credit cards, and home & renter insurance.

Part 2 of “The Journey of Becoming a Sustainable Investor”: Top 5 investment lessons learned

July 28, 2020February 10, 2020 by Courtney Blodgett

I’ve learned 5 important ethical investing lessons and one is that eating burritos can be good for both your profits and ethics.

Part 1 of “The Journey of Becoming a Sustainable Investor”: Getting started with Sustainable investing

July 28, 2020February 3, 2020 by Courtney Blodgett

Getting started as an ethical investor can be challenging. This is the first post in a blog series designed to welcome everyone to the journey of becoming an ethical investor. My journey includes a lesson from Clif Bar.

Yield Positive Genesis

July 28, 2020February 1, 2020 by Courtney Blodgett

I’m Courtney Blodgett, the Founder of Yield Positive. Yield Positive’s mission is to help everyday investors yield positive – positive returns, positive impact – through sustainable investing. Below is the story of how Yield Positive was created. Part 1 In Summer 2019, I futilely attempted to find easily accessible information about sustainable investing. I am … Read more