Steve Liberatore discusses ESG fixed income investing on CNBC Power Lunch

During his October 8, 2015, appearance on CNBC, TIAA-CREF Social Choice Bond Fund manager Steve Liberatore discusses the importance of investing with a social purpose.

Stephen M. Liberatore, CFA is a managing director and fixed-income portfolio manager for the TIAA-CREF organization. He joined TIAA-CREF in 2004. He is the lead portfolio manager for Socially Responsible investment (SRI) fixed income mandates and holds responsibility for investment strategy and securities selection.

Please note, investments in socially responsible funds are subject to Social Criteria Risk, namely the risk that because social criteria excludes securities of certain issuers for non-financial reasons, investors may forgo some market opportunities available to those that don’t use these criteria.

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