Many leaders claim people are their greatest asset, although corporate accounting still treats the workforce as a cost. This article from The Plain Dealer / cleveland.com highlights our research showing that strong workplaces are fundamentally more profitable, drawing a direct link between corporate culture and future equity performance. Especially in the age of #AI, intrinsic motivators like trust and appreciation have become strategic drivers of non-replicable alpha that

For your playlist: Irrational Capital Founder David van Adelsberg recently joined Stefan Tornquist to discuss the connection between workplace well-being and company stock performance, which we have quantified through the #HumanCapitalFactor. Listen Here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XKXPOABYYmvhUfoXoHZ9q Podcast Description: "This week, we’re handing the host chair to Stefan Tornquist- lead author of our Global Workplace Happiness Report. Stefan is interviewing the expe

2025 Defined by Expansion of AI Within the Workplace The Human Capital Factor® Elites – Recognition of 14 Companies That Have Consistently Been Named to the Index Since Inception West Conshohocken, PA — February 18, 2026 Irrational Capital, an investment research firm pioneering the connection between strong human capital management practices and future equity value, announced today the annual recast of its proprietary Human Capital Factor® (HCF) Index. The HCF identifies an

TipRanks’ ETF AI Analyst recently highlighted 3 ETFs with an Outperform rating and attractive upside potential. Included in the listing is the " Harbor Corporate Culture ETF (HAPI) — The HAPI ETF tracks the Human Capital Factor Large Cap Index, which comprises U.S. stocks identified by Irrational Capital LLC as having strong corporate cultures, based on a proprietary scoring methodology. The ETF AI Analyst has a price target of $46 on the HAPI ETF, suggesting 12% upside poten