Innovest wins Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management Award
New York, NY (Dec. 13, 2021)– Innovest Portfolio Solutions won the 2021 Best Places to Work in Money Management award announced by Pensions & Investments today.
Presented by Pensions & Investments, the global news source of money management, the 10th-annual survey and recognition program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers in the money management industry.
The Innovest culture is defined by our mission of stewardship. We are not just an investment firm; we are thoughtful stewards responsible for our clients, professionals, and community. The most important component of the Innovest culture is the emphasis on hiring and developing high-character professionals who share the Innovest mission, core values and bedrock principles. The Innovest character can be defined as “a calling to give” to our clients, our colleagues, and to the greater good. Our culture helps us attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry. This has allowed Innovest to establish a strong reputation as a great place to work.
“Now in its 10th year, P&I’s Best Places to Work in Money Management spotlights the unique ways that employers build healthy and thriving work cultures,’’ said Executive Editor Julie Tatge. “This year was no different. The 100 firms profiled in our Dec. 13 issue grappled with myriad challenges posed by the pandemic and met them, helping ensure that their employees felt supported and able to do their best work.’’
“The people who work here make this a place (where) people WANT to work. Our teams are full of people who want to help you succeed in giving top-notch service to our clients. Whether that is doing good work that you can build off of, supporting you when you need help, coaching your performance or just putting a smile on your face, my teammates make my job great!”
Pensions & Investments partnered with Best Companies Group, a research firm specializing in identifying great places to work, to conduct a two-part survey process of employers and their employees.
The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies.
For a complete list of the 2021 Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management winners and write-ups, go to www.pionline.com/BPTW2021.
About Innovest Portfolio Solutions, LLC
Started in 1996, Innovest is a fee-only, employee-owned investment consulting firm headquartered in Denver. Innovest helps our nonprofit, family, and retirement plan clients achieve their goals by providing custom investment solutions, fiduciary protection, and elevated and uncommon service.
A house divided cannot stand, as the timeless adage goes, most financial investment houses try to do exactly that. They serve more than one master. Innovest serves only our clients. We were founded on the very idea that our interest, and the interests of our clients are one. Because of this, employees rally around a central purpose of serving our clients and making them raving fans in the process. Employees are challenged to resist a careerist attitude and are evaluated on pulling others up. Teamwork is emphasized and co-workers are encouraged to take advantage of strengths instead of attempting to change weaknesses. Employees actively look to serve each other. Co-founders Richard Todd and Wendy Dominguez established a firm where employees are proud to work.
About Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments, owned by Crain Communications Inc., is the 49-year-old global news source of money management. P&I is written for executives at defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as those at investment management and other investment-related firms. Pensions & Investments provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses. Visit us at www.pionline.com