Investment industry insiders say they've fielded increased interest from clients about putting their money toward supporting investments focused on women's issues.

• Investment industry insiders say they've fielded increased interest from clients about putting their money toward supporting investments focused on women's issues.
  
• In 2016, less than half of companies in the S&P 100 had at least 25 percent women on their boards.
  
• People interested in social-impact funds need to make sure they do their due diligence as they would for any investment.

In a recent client meeting, financial advisor Stephen Rischall got asked about how to invest in companies that support gender equality and women's issues in the workplace.

Think of it as a #MeToo moment.

"The client said that because of the attention on the #MeToo movement and the power behind it, he wanted to invest," said Rischall, a certified financial planner and founder of 1080 Financial Group in Sherman Oaks, California.

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27 February 2018