Freedom to choose, property rights, and access to capital have resulted in the greatest uplifting of economic prosperity in human history. The ability to mobilize capital has primed the engines of medical innovation, contributing to the near doubling of life expectancy over the last century. Despite these accolades, detractors of the free-enterprise system cite an inability to prevent long-term externalities as a chief shortcoming. Faith in the compact between free-markets and democratic stability is under more scrutiny than at the dawn of WWII. Amidst this uncertainty, how can finance advance society?