Socially Responsible Investing
Socially responsible investing (aka SRI) is a new buzzword on Wall Street, mostly due to America’s the tipping point of interest in the issue of global warming. SRI is the practice of aligning a your investment policies with your attidues in life. This may include making program-related investments and refraining from investing in corporations with products or policies inconsistent with the your values.
Consumers in America know what they want, and more and more are choosing to invest in a socially responsible business rather than one that is not. They are literally putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to their investment dollars. Because of this interest, socially responsible mutual funds (SRI funds), socially responsible index funds and socially responsible investments in general are in high demand.
Socially responsible investing started out as a niche business, however, it has received a lot of exposure lately. This exposure has led to more socially responsible investments being available.
Beware that in a capitalist society, it is often more difficult to meet the demands of stockholders and Wall Street. This often is reflected in the fact that socially responsible investments might have a difficult time meeting your performance needs, Remember, if socially responsible investing is essential to your life you must do extensive homework to find investments that will give you an acceptable rate of return.
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Written by Nagel on May 1st, 2007 with
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