
I help clients build evidence-based, diversified portfolios (private markets included, for those who qualify) that align their money with their values. I work with individuals, families, and mission-driven organizations who want their capital doing real work in the real economy, without giving up rigor or diversification. My practice is fee-only and fiduciary, so the advice you get is the advice that's right for you, not the advice that pays me the most. Most engagements start with a conversation about what your values, needs and risk tolerances are, then move into financial planning and portfolio design grounded in research, not marketing. I also lead workshops for groups and workplaces that want to learn about sustainable investing.
A.B., Amherst College
J.D., Harvard Law
I serve on the board of the Sustainable Business Network ofGreater Philadelphia, where I co-chair the Governance Committee, and volunteer with Citizens' Climate Lobby as Congressional Liaison to Representative Madeleine Dean. Similarly, I volunteer to lobby state lawmakers as a member of Penn Future. I was appointed to the Montgomery County Sustainability Advisory Committee, where I chair the Green Finance Subcommittee, and write"Meaningful Money," a recurring column on values-based investing for the Weavers Way Shuttle newspaper. I donate to vetted environmental partners asa member of 1% for the Planet, and I raise money each year through Walk MS in memory of my father, a Marine who developed Multiple Sclerosis while serving our country.
With my wife and children, I reside in the Philly area,where my hobbies include lifting weights, running (haven't missed a Turkey Trotin 16 years), reading (active member of the Climate Change Book Club) andcooking. Go Birds.
Joe Pelusi is an Investment Advisor Representative of First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC, DBA Formative Financial. First Affirmative Financial Network is an independent Registered Investment Advisor (SEC File #801-56587). Formative DBA Green Investment Strategies.
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