Biomimicry and the Nature of Investing

Published: Jan. 7, 2015, 3:34 p.m.

b'with Katherine Collins, Founder \\u2013 Honeybee Capital, Author \\u2013 The Nature of Investing



After a successful career in equity research, Collins studied theology and the natural world and found strong parallels with the investment world\\u2026 simple things like the efficiency nature constantly strives for. Collins introduces a new term \\u2013 biomimicry \\u2013 that essential asks investors to pause before their investment decisions and ask themselves, what am I doing this for and how would nature go about making this investment decision\\u2026 or WWND \\u2013 What Would Nature Do?

For example, how does nature approach growth, and what can we borrow from nature on how to grow our portfolios. What\\u2019s worth keeping and what\\u2019s worth trimming out (in your portfolio)? How can we leverage a natural system\\u2019s \\u201cfeedback loop\\u201d and use multi-dimensional factors to influence our investment decision-making? Interesting ideas on how nature can help improve investment decisions!'