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Make money! Socially responsible funds are performing just as well or even better than traditional funds - you don’t have to sacrifice return on investment to do good for our planet.
If you overspend you might "under-save". Look at where your money goes every month. If you have a large chunk of money unaccounted for, you might have savings potential you have not realized.
A latte a day. If you had put 67 dollars a month (about as much as you would spend on a daily coffee drink) in an average performing mutual fund, that would have over 10 years amounted to over $13,000. Which would make you much less jittery than all that caffeine.
Easy as pie. It is really very easy to get into socially responsible investing. It's just like picking any mutual fund, the difference is that here the fund managers have already screened the companies in the fund for their social commitment as well as the company's financial performance.
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Go to the root. If you do your own investing in the stock market - start with the green companies where you shop and do your business. If these companies are growing and their financials look good, you might want to consider buying some stock.
Double your impact. Not only do socially conscious funds offer competitive returns but you are also supporting the companies that are operating their companies in a sustainable manner AND it sends a clear message to companies that aren't.
Get rich automatically. Tell your bank to automatically transfer a certain amount every month from your checking account to the socially conscious mutual fund of your choice. Remember, by the inch it's a cinch.
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