Comments on: Socially Responsible Investing part 11: How to become an ethical investor

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:51:32 +0000

Hi Sarah,

Thanks for your comment and welcome to my blog.

Many commentators on the topic of SRI tend to focus upon investment within the stock market, primarily I supposed because ethics is usually more of a concern when investing in shares as opposed to other asset classes, such as property or fixed interest.

Community Investing is a small but growing area of the SRI market, and can be well worthy of consideration by those wishing to invest in a socially responsible fashion.

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By: Sarah Ewing

Sarah Ewing — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:48:46 +0000

Hi Andrew,
First: awesome series on SRI. The blogosphere certainly suggests that one of the benefits of this particular economic crisis is the positive impact on SRI. We all could use more of your advice. However, SRI does not always mean that you invest your capital into a stock. Rather, sometimes you can enjoy the low risk fruits of SRI through bank deposits. My company, ShoreBank, for example, funds its triple bottom line mission to help the underbanked from deposits from socially responsible investors. There might only be a few community development banks like ours but they can create high impact at low risk. You can check out our blog http://shorebankvoices.swirlspace.net/blog/ to gain insight into how this sort of SRI operates.

By: drew

drew — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:32:35 +0000

Thanks Karen/Brad,

I’m glad to hear that you both enjoyed this series, and I hope you enjoy the discussions on this blog in the future.

I certainly enjoy the discussions on each of your blogs, and I look forward to reading more from you both in the near term future.

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:21:48 +0000

Andrew, Thank you for putting this series together. YOur advice is rock solid and quite timely. It certainly is difficult to plan these days, with so much volatility and uncertainty. Finding the right financial planner is imperative.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:01:38 +0000

Andrew, this has been a really good series. I love your advice to choose your core principles. You are right in that no investment will satisfy everything. The advice for SRI does not differ from good solid financial and investment planning. The added bonus is being more conscious of how those dollars are being spent and if they align with your own values. Thanks for your hard work on this series of posts.