07 March 2007

socially responsible investing

i have been getting a lot of emails about what some see as an obvious contradiction in my posting about the Gates Development Foundation. People want to know if I have investments, and if I do, are they socially responsible. I am the first to admit that it is difficult to rectify investment planning with social justice but hey, I have two kids so am saving for them (and let's be honest, for me too). I try to invest socially and have some of my $ with funds with these two groups: www.abacuswealth.com and www.kuberaportfolios.com. These are both US-based funds. It is possible to invest socially in Canada, but I haven't found a fund that responds to my personal values in the same way. I do have some $ in individual socially-responsible stocks in Canada but that is about it.

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