Investing With Your Conscience

In the December 5, 2020 blog post Carrie discusses the reasons why Alternative Energy sources might be a good addition to your portfolio. With the US being such a low consumer of alternatives some may claim it's not a great growth option, but Carrie's opinion differs as she sees it as an opportunity. Many countries, including the US and China, two of the biggest energy consumers on the globe, promising to decrease their net-carbon emissions to zero in the near future, the growth in demand could be exponential. Furthermore, the possible job growth in this industry could be a game-changer for many economies. 

There are two main investment types available to most investors- stocks and bonds. In the world of Socially Responsible Investments there is far more variety of stock investments available than there are bonds. So if you’re specifically concerned with investing for a specific cause such as Social Justice, your options are currently limited, though there are a handful of bond options we think could be considered as Social Justice oriented. Carrie covers how these . 

March 22 was World Water Day. In this blog post water was likened to land in regards to Mark Twain’s famous quote, “Buy land, they aren’t making it anymore”. This isn't to say “buy water, they’re not making it anymore”, but instead suggesting there is a reason to invest in making clean water available. Whether you’re a believer in climate change or not, the hydrological cycle has been changing and therefore increasing flooding, severe hurricanes and droughts. These extremes are causing not only a limitation to our clean water supply, but it’s affecting the spreading of disease, and adding more pollution.

In this blog post Carrie takes you through a deep dive into Municipal Bonds to see how these desirable investments might have a bitter bite in the coming years. The details might surprise you!

Women have been hit with the impacts of COVID much more so than males. The resulting implications will negatively the economy as a whole, but also the long-term financial stability of women. Learn how you can mitigate the impacts to your fullest ability.

Carrie explains the difference between ESG and SRI investing, which can often be misunderstood as being the same strategy. Learn why they are different and find the ways to get under the hood to see what you're really investing in.

 Our waters are getting dirtier and closer to becoming undrinkable as the days creep on. Our communities and municipalities are under attack financially because of the shape of our climate. And, we’re in a crypto-currency craze which turns out is heavily polluting our world (University of Cambridge has collected data suggesting that bitcoin mining is producing emissions between 53 and 127 million megatons of carbon dioxide!)¹ This Earth Day, take a moment to review a checklist of 108 earth-friendly habits.  How many of these can you check off your list? How many of these are you willing to make a commitment on?

In the March 19, 2020 blog post Carrie takes a deep dive into the environmental impacts of the cannabis industry. Pulling the curtains back show a different side of the industry than many might perceive.

In Our Lives Magazine's August 2016 issue Carrie was interviewed by Abigail Churchill, JD, regarding how investments can be passively funding firearms and therefore endorsing hate crimes. Read more on pages 58-60 in the article titled Are You Passively Funding Firearms?

In the April 1, 2020 blog post Carrie exposes one of the new trends of Greenwashing in the ESG/SRI marketplace. Learn more about this new phenomenon.

In light of the recent surge in the Black Lives Matter movement, this blog post explains how investing can be part of the change.