Are you looking for alternatives to the big banks? How about a credit union. You’re more than an account number or a credit rating when you go for a loan. You’re the shareholder, so no one is trying to make a profit on your back. Credit unions are nonprofit cooperative organizations structured like banks. The… [Read More]
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Current Trends in Social Investing
Last week, I spoke at a meeting of the Chicago chapter of Women Advancing Microfinance along with Caroline Allen of Creation Investments. Here’s a recap of my speech: Essentially, we can think of social investing two ways. One is finding investments for people who want to invest socially, and the other is improving the environment,… [Read More]
Some Challenges with SRI on Campus
A friend of mine serves on the sustainability committee of his alma mater, a large state university. At a recent meeting, he suggested that the committee look into sustainable investments for the endowment, and the committee representative from the board of trustees got upset. My friend asked me if I could send him information that… [Read More]
I’m giving away one of my new books!
This year marked the release of Emerging Markets for Dummies and the second edition of Day Trading for Dummies. To celebrate, I’m going to give away a copy of one of my books. Interested? If so, leave a comment and tell me which book you would like. (I’d love it if you’d also tell me… [Read More]
