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Socially Responsible Investing

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RESOURCES
  • http://www.socialinvest.org/ - This site has a wealth of information on socially responsible investing ranging from general investor information, to help you change your investing decisions if you so desire, to research on socially responsible investing, which includes past, present, and future trends.

  • http://www.socialfunds.com/ - SocialFunds.com is the, “Internet's most comprehensive personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing.” The site includes complete coverage of social mutual funds, community investment, shareholder action, daily news, and investment advice.

  • http://www.coopamerica.org/ - This site has practical steps for using your consumer and investor power for social change.

  • http://www.opensecrets.org - This site contains information about election campaign financing. You can find out exactly which politicians are being influenced by which corporate moneys. This can help you better understand why our politicians act the way they do and gives you the ability to change your purchasing and investing decisions to try and positively influence the political process.

  • http://www.google.com - You can always find out more about any area of socially responsible investing by experimenting with different searches. For example, if you are trying to find out how you can change your 401k to be invested in only socially responsible businesses you might try the following searches:
    • "investing with values"
    • “socially responsible investing”
    • “socially responsible investing” institutions
    • broker "socially responsible investing"
    • fund manager “socially responsible investing”
    This is just an example to demonstrate the different ways one can search for the same information. Give it a try. Make sure to check out http://www.google.com/help/index.html. This page explains how to take advantage of Google search.


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