Would you like your investment portfolio to reflect your personal social and environmental concerns?
If so, you might want to explore socially responsible investing (SRI).
Several websites offer a wide range of insights about this particular type of investing. Here is a sampling:
CFA Institute
Most Read Business Stories
www.cfainstitute.org/about/press/release/Pages/06172008 — 16417.aspx
Features 10 tips for SRI, including setting goals and objectives, and investigating SRI vehicles.
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
www.ussif.org/resources/sriguide
Offers informative guide to socially responsible investing.
Green America
www.greenamerica.org/socialinvesting/whattoknow.cfm
Provides overview of social investing, in question-and-answer format.
Investopedia
www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/07/socially-responsible-investing.asp
Offers brief description of socially responsible investing, with links to further SRI topic reads.
TIAA-CREF
www.tiaa-cref.org/public/advice-planning/education/socially-responsible-investing/strategies/
Spotlights different SRI strategies and how they work.