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Books : Investing for Change: Profit from Responsible Investment |
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6
EAN: 9780195370140
ISBN: 0195370147
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: November 26, 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Sales Rank: 458476
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For many of us, giving significant money away for promoting change is not a practical option. But investing for change--otherwise known as SRI (Socially Responsible Investing)--is something all of us can consider. Still, a number of questions come up when we consider what it means to invest "responsibly," including:
* Is it possible to "express values" through one's investments?
* How easy is it to rank companies along standards of social rather than financial value? Wouldn't such standards be subjective?
* Does "responsible investing" imply taking more financial risks, resulting in poor performance?
* Does SRI force less virtuous companies to improve their behavior?
In Investing for Change, Augustin Landier and Vinay Nair provide answers to these questions. Categorizing investors in illuminating groups of Yellow, Blue, and Red, and drawing on the latest research and their long experience in asset management, the authors show how responsible investing can truly come into its own.
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OK, I'm not big into investing in the stock market. Don't get me wrong, I do have a 401K and make a small percentage investment in a few stocks. So this book did intrigue me, if I could learn something about investing and be socially responsible at the same time would definitely be a plus.
After reading the book, I have new knowledge about what exactly socially responsible investing (SRI) is and how using my own values will help dictate which stocks/companies I should invest. It is ... Read More
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I've never read another book like this, and I've never really given socially responsible investing (SRI) a thought. That changed after reading this book. The authors present a well researched, organized, and thoughtful case for the support and practice of SRI. They also provide a method for analyzing one's own investments and investing theories in light of SRI. The book is printed in color on glossy paper (which I personally don't care for too much), so the graphs are clear and easy on the eyes. They ... Read More
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The authors of this book bring us through case studies and discussions about the types of companies that we would invest in if we wanted invest responsibly. Bringing us through the history of investing in industries since religiously based investing avoided certain industries, this has grown into a whole new approach.
Now, people want to choose not only to stay away from companies involved in gambling, tobacco, fire arms and related, but also to invest in companies that are proactive in ... Read More
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Look, I personally don't buy into the whole SRI. I put my money into companies that fit my criteria - making money and not cooking the books.
However, I give these authors a lot of credit:
1) They make great arguments;
2) The book is nicely laid out - spaced beautifully and the pages have a gloss to them;
3) The movement is gaining momentum, so it behooves us all to pay attention.
So even if I am not a subscriber to SRI, I do have an open ... Read More
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After so many investment scandals, consumers truly want to know where the money is going, hence the need for socially responsible investing. It's not enough to get a good return on investment--you need to know what companies are up to and whether or not they have good values systems.
Augustin Landier introduces readers to the concept of SRI and offers useful advice on how to get the most SRI out of your dollars. If you're NOT a stock market wizard and don't ever care to become one, but you ... Read More
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6
EAN: 9780195370140
ISBN: 0195370147
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: November 26, 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Sales Rank: 458476
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