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Collaborative Fund

Collaborative Fund was founded in 2010 by Craig Shapiro with the aim of delivering impressive returns while also allowing private investors to support the causes they care about. The firm currently identifies Climate, Money, Food & Agriculture, Kids and Health as their main areas of interest and invests in a range of projects concerned with each of these themes.

Collaborative fund’s blog provides detailed insights on everything from macro-economic trends to the deep-dive explorations of specific themes from their expert team members.

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Collaborative Fund

Knowing when to let something slide

Investors can be confronted by a whole world of issues, so learning which to ignore is often as important as learning how to confront them.

Collaborative Fund

27 May 2021

Industry spotlight
Disruptive innovation

Collaborative Fund

Putting your own strategy into practice

It’s easy to fall into the trap of assuming all investors are the same, but with so many different ways to invest, it’s important not to get distracted from your own approach.

18 May 2021

Lessons from history can sometimes be hard to learn

Market outlook

Collaborative Fund

Lessons from history can sometimes be hard to learn

Many lessons can be learned from the coronavirus pandemic, at least in theory.

08 Apr 2021

Finding the truth of the investing universe

Industry spotlight

Collaborative Fund

Finding the truth of the investing universe

Investing can be complex and messy, and navigating many of the risks requires a particular set of skills. What are these skills, and how can you develop them?

01 Apr 2021

Columnists

Collab Fund

Why growth benefits from being gradual

Growth is desirable in many situations, but there are limits to its potential.

25 Mar 2021

Finding breakthrough companies in the decarbonisation theme

Market outlook
Clean energy

Collaborative Fund

Finding breakthrough companies in the decarbonisation theme

Climate technology has the potential to provide unlimited upside as the world adapts but assessing the potential opportunities is no easy feat.

12 Mar 2021

Why this could be the right climate for investment

Market outlook
Solar
Clean energy
Disruptive innovation
Electric vehicles

Collaborative Fund

Why this could be the right climate for investment

Is now more than ever the time to consider businesses that see mitigating climate risk as a marker of performance, not a limitation?

08 Mar 2021

Crazy market behaviour doesn’t mean you have to go crazy

Market outlook

Collaborative Fund

Crazy market behaviour doesn’t mean you have to go crazy

There are certain aspects of the markets that never change, and so ensuring your behaviour acts accordingly can mean the difference between winning and losing.

02 Mar 2021

What are feedback loops, and why should investors be aware of them?

News

Morgan Housel

What are feedback loops, and why should investors be aware of them?

What links the extinction of a species to the extinction of a company? Feedback loops.

01 Mar 2021