Sloane Ortel is the founder of Invest Vegan, an ethics-first registered investment advisor (RIA) that manages distinctive discretionary portfolios of public equities on behalf of aligned individuals and institutions. She is also a co-host of Free Money, a podcast that aims to help investors break free from the shackles of short-term thinking. Before establishing her own firm, she joined CFA Institute’s staff as a sophomore at Fordham University and spent close to a decade helping the organization’s community of 170,000+ investment professionals adapt to a changing global landscape as a collaborator, curator, and commentator. You can also find Sloane and Invest Vegan on YouTube.