Housing and commodities markets can be vexing, but the world will always require what the soil yields.

‘Fiduciary duty is not lip service,’ says August 4 letter, which is addressed to CEO Larry Fink and seeks ‘clarification on actions that appear to have been motivated by interests other than maximizing financial return.’

The $280 billion retirement fund allocates the majority of its $4 billion in total monthly investments to real estate funds.