Long-Term Investing Archives - Thoughtful Steward

Teach Your Kids About Investing (Without Telling Them)

I spent over 20 years learning how markets work. Then I tried to teach my kids. Charts glazed their eyes. Monopoly taught them the wrong lessons entirely. It took a Renaissance gem-trading board game to make compound growth, concentration risk, and strategic patience click. Sometimes the best financial education doesn’t look like education at all.

SFDR 2.0 and the Repricing of Sustainability

Brett S. Chappell / November 22, 2025 / Investment, Learnings, Sustainability / Asset Management, Capital Allocation, Corporate Issuers, Debt Capital Markets, ESG Investing, Fixed Income, Long-Term Investing, Market Structure, SFDR, Stewardship, Sustainable Bonds, Sustainable Finance, Transition Finance

Europe has simplified the rules. The question is whether capital will follow credibility instead of labels. A Reset in Market Signals Europe is rewriting how sustainability shows up in financial products. Article 8 and 9 labels are being retired. Three new categories take their place: Sustainable, Transition, and ESG Basics. The stated goal is clarity,