Socially responsible investing goes by many names: sustainable investing, ESG investing, impact investing and more. Whatever it’s called, responsible investing helps you use your investments – including your retirement and college savings plans – to build a better world.
Responsible investing is different from responsible banking, credit cards, and insurance. For the latter three, once your money leaves your hands -- whether by opening a bank account, generating a transaction fee, or purchasing a policy -- it is no longer under your control. Someone else can use that money as they see fit without even consulting you. Your job, then, is to find a responsible bank, credit card issuer, or insurance carrier who will use your money in a way that aligns with your values.
With investing, YOU are in charge of what happens to your money. Even if you have a financial advisor, YOU decide which companies, mutual funds, or exchange-traded funds, to invest in, or other investments to make. We want to equip you with the information needed to make these decisions.
Many people don’t think of themselves as investors, but they are. For example, if you have a employer-sponsored 401(k) plan, you are an investor – and you can choose which funds to invest in from the range of funds included in the plan. Even a certificate of deposit can be thought of as an investment.
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