Socially Responsible Investing For Dummies
von Ann C. LogueGenerate a good return as well as goodwill with this guide toethical investments
Want to make money while you make a difference in the world? Socially Responsible Investing For Dummies, a 2010 GreenBook Festival award winner, is as practical, hands-on guide tosmart social investing that shows you how to maximize your profitswhile remaining true to your values. You get expert advice intargeting an issue you're passionate about, researching potentialinvestments, and putting your socially responsible choices intoaction.
* Get started with social investing basics -- understand whatit is, why it works, and how investors define socialresponsibility
* Navigate the socially responsible enterprise -- discoverthe business principles that help ethical organizations thrive
* Conduct your research -- determine whether an investmenthas financial potential and also serves your personal needs
* Evaluate your investment choices -- from stocks and bondsto mutual funds and ETFs to real estate and high finance, selectthe best investments and adjust your portfolio over time
* Get help from the pros -- find brokers, financial planners, and mutual fund companies that can help you with your decisions
* Ensure your success -- see how to diversify, monitor yourinvestments, join forces with others, vote your proxies, keep yourperspective, and more
* Keep up with investment trends -- discover how to takeadvantage of new investment products and stay on top of industrychanges
* Recognize truly socially responsible investments --understand how to tell socially responsible investmentopportunities from „feel good“ opportunities
In Socially Responsible Investing For Dummiesyou will find:
* A clear introduction to social investing
* Issues to invest in, from environmental to international
* The different types of investments
* How to buy and sell
* Fiduciary responsibilities for the social investor
* How to use your investment clout to influence a company'sperformance
* Ten social investing traps you must avoid
* Activist investing success stories
Want to make money while you make a difference in the world? Socially Responsible Investing For Dummies, a 2010 GreenBook Festival award winner, is as practical, hands-on guide tosmart social investing that shows you how to maximize your profitswhile remaining true to your values. You get expert advice intargeting an issue you're passionate about, researching potentialinvestments, and putting your socially responsible choices intoaction.
* Get started with social investing basics -- understand whatit is, why it works, and how investors define socialresponsibility
* Navigate the socially responsible enterprise -- discoverthe business principles that help ethical organizations thrive
* Conduct your research -- determine whether an investmenthas financial potential and also serves your personal needs
* Evaluate your investment choices -- from stocks and bondsto mutual funds and ETFs to real estate and high finance, selectthe best investments and adjust your portfolio over time
* Get help from the pros -- find brokers, financial planners, and mutual fund companies that can help you with your decisions
* Ensure your success -- see how to diversify, monitor yourinvestments, join forces with others, vote your proxies, keep yourperspective, and more
* Keep up with investment trends -- discover how to takeadvantage of new investment products and stay on top of industrychanges
* Recognize truly socially responsible investments --understand how to tell socially responsible investmentopportunities from „feel good“ opportunities
In Socially Responsible Investing For Dummiesyou will find:
* A clear introduction to social investing
* Issues to invest in, from environmental to international
* The different types of investments
* How to buy and sell
* Fiduciary responsibilities for the social investor
* How to use your investment clout to influence a company'sperformance
* Ten social investing traps you must avoid
* Activist investing success stories
