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Read it today! Socially Responsible Investing - Letting your money do good works.  As investment funds have flourished and diversified, a new investing mentality has developed - socially responsible investing.  Today there are index funds and mutual funds that attempt to account for your social beliefs in their investment choices.  Contrary to the beliefs of skeptic, these funds have proven to be competitive with established benchmarks. Is it time you considered socially responsible investing?

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As our consumption becomes increasingly disconnected from the production of the things we buy, its important to critically examine where products from coffee to furniture come from.  Today many companies that once were "local" are multinational, global conglomerates that produce and harvest materials all around the world to sell to us.  Find out more about the behavior and activities of these companies and the impacts your decisions about what to buy can have on our environment.

Being an environmentally sensitive company is often part of an overall ethic that provides better than average return.  Additionally, many environmental concerns are being successfully overcome by technological advancements.  Companies that generate energy from renewable resources and those that turn your glass bottles into insulation are examples of companies worth investing in that also satisfy our social conscience. Is it time you let your investments reflect your beliefs?