Yoakum KC 1582 Meets at
6:30 every 2nd Wednesday
(Officers Meeting at 5:30)
108 Tozik St,
Yoakum, TX 77995, USA
2024-07 July
July 1, 2024
We Stand Strong On Ethical Ground
Some people believe that ethics in business is a contradiction in terms. They think that in order to be profitable, a company and its leaders must abandon morality and embrace the dark, greedy side that they see so often in the news and in movies.
At the Knights of Columbus, we know this isn’t true. A business can be both ethical and successful. We are.
As a Catholic organization, we understand the value and importance of our core beliefs and the original mission of Blessed Father Michael J. McGivney. We are a Fortune 1000 company, and in fact, much of the strength and financial security we provide to members and their families can be attributed to our ethical, moral standards.
More than 96 percent of Knights who buy our life insurance keep it, year in and year out. The Order takes this commitment to our members very seriously. This means carefully planning when it comes time to invest. Our professional staff researches all transactions to ensure that they fall in line with Catholic values. If a transaction makes them uncomfortable, they don’t make it.
“We exclude any company engaged in activity that conflicts with Catholic moral teaching,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “There are many companies in the pharmaceutical and communications industries that would undoubtedly provide excellent returns for us, but which are not in our portfolio because they engage in research and development or programming in ways that violate the sanctity or dignity of human life.” Ethical investing is how we started, and we will continue to let our Catholic Faith be our guide.
In the end, the Knights of Columbus investment strategy is motivated by morality, not money. Yet, each year we remain profitable, increase our assets and stay dedicated to this vision that will keep the Order financially sound for generations to come.
“Faithful Catholics have choices when buying life insurance and protecting their finances,” said the Supreme Knight. “But they know that at the Knights of Columbus their policies are supplied by an insurer that shares their moral and ethical values and is guided in all of its investment and sales practices by those values.”
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Ryan Janak – (832)693-3160 – ryan.janak@kofc.org