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Hinchcliff is editor of FA online and FA green, as well as managing
editor of Financial Advisor magazine. She has spent more than 15 years
as an editor and reporter covering personal finance and other business
issues.
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More people are getting sick and tired of not knowing what's in the food
they eat. That's why there's been an explosion of organic food on
supermarket shelves -- and outrage over "pink slime" in ground beef and
the use of genetically modified ingredients without any notice to the
buyer. You might dismiss organic food as not worth the money and think
pink slime and GMO are just fine in what you eat. No matter what your
position, as an investor you should be concerned about these controversies.
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I recently went to the New York International Auto Show, and I was
surprised to see how many manufacturers had electric cars on display. A
major reason these cars haven't quickly replaced gasoline vehicles is
that potential buyers are worried about getting stranded if the battery
runs out of power. But a project under way at IBM may greatly reduce, if not
eliminate, that problem.
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I’m excited about a lot of things going on in the car industry these
days. Some developments could result in reduced impact on the
environment, which I think is great. But there’s one prospect in
particular I’m really hopeful about because it holds great promise for
millions of aging baby boomers.
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When a large global consulting firm like Mercer is putting an ESG
ranking on more than 5,000 investment strategies within its Global
Investment Manager Database it's time to pay attention to what ESG is iand why it's important.
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January 26, 2012
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Flying High
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Eight American companies have been named top sustainable investments by a
prestigious investment boutique that annually rates companies on
environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
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Financial advisors typically evaluate the maturities, call features and
credit quality of clients’ municipal bond portfolios. But advisors could
build business and cement relationships by seeing if the bonds are in
line with their clients’ social values, says Harris May, president of
Strategic Partners Investment Advisors, a fee-based money manager
with $400 million in AUM that specialized in managing muni bond portfolios.
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November 14, 2011
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One Less Pork Chop
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Have you noticed the price of pork chops, ground beef and other food
items have jumped in the supermarket? No wonder, one report says we're
paying the most ever for food, 68 percent higher than five years ago.
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Like every other football team this fall, the Dallas Cowboys are under a
lot of pressure to make it to the Super Bowl. Unlike some other teams, the
Cowboys also are under pressure to stop baby clothes with their logo
from being made in sweatshops.
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A major reason for advisors to care about whether firms are socially responsible or not was revealed by researchers at the SRI in the Rockies conference in New Orleans.
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August 22, 2011
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A New Climate
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In case you haven’t heard, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who quickly has become
a leading contender for the Republican nomination for president, is
making climate change a campaign issue, saying scientists have
manipulated data to support “unproven” theories that humans are
contributing to global warming.
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