Compelling Returns by S.J. Budde

A guide to socially responsible investing (SRI). It helps to understand the basics of SRI and discover how you can align your values with your investments by choosing from three basic strategies. It also helps to learn to implement these strategies in your investment portfolios. It includes a directory of companies involved with SRI. Top page

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Achieve competitive financial returns and make a difference at the same time by applying the information in "Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing", a well-rounded guide to socially responsible investing (SRI). Understand the basics of SRI and discover how you can align your values with your investments by choosing from three basic strategies. Learn to implement these strategies in your investment portfolios and combine your newfound knowledge with the basic principles of successful investing. An up-to-date directory of companies involved with SRI is included in this title. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

City: Chicester

Pages: 190

More info: height 232 mm width 161 mm weight 371 gr thickness 20 mm

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 332.678 Library of Congress Subject: Investments - Moral and ethical aspects

Summary Compelling Returns Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Socially Responsible Investing. Chapter 2: Sensible Investing Habits for SRI. Chapter 3: Lining up SRI Goals with Strategies. Chapter 4: Social Screening Strategies. Chapter 5: Community and Proactive Investing Strategies. Chapter 6: Shareholder Activism through Proxy Voting and Engagement. Chapter 7: SRI Strategies for Institutional Investors. Chapter 8: Responses to External Critics and Key Questions within the SRI Field. Chapter 9: Yielding to Compelling Returns. Appendix A: Social, Environmental, and Governance Resources. Appendix B: Financial Advisors and Planners with SRI Experience. Appendix C: Social Screening Resources. Appendix D: Community Development and Environmental Investing Resources. Appendix E: International Microfinance Resources. Appendix F: Shareholder Activism and Proxy Voting Resources. Appendix G: Added SRI Resources for Institutional Investors. Notes. About the Author. Index. Top page

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