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Investors Eye Lithium

By Bruce W. Fraser, August 2010 issue
This ultra-light metal may help advance the electric car and energy storage industries. Here's how to invest.

Navigating Socially Responsible ETFs

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, June 2010 issue
Learn what exchange traded funds can offer SRI investors—and a few caveats to watch out for, too.

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Pax World Introduces Sustainable ETFs

Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Financial advisors whose clients want ethics to play a role in their investment portfolios are getting a new tool.

J.P. Morgan Plans Actively Managed ETFs

Friday, 12 March 2010
J.P. Morgan Chase indicated it plans to offer actively managed exchange-traded funds, following recent moves by competitors.

Christian ETFs Launched

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Wednesday, 09 December 2009
An Oklahoma City advisory firm today launched three faith-based ETFs based on indexes created by FTSE Group and KLD Indexes.

Shades Of Green

By Marla Brill, December 2009 issue
Environmentally conscious funds and ETFs have turned around this year, but more narrowly focused plays have farther to go to regain lost ground.

BGI Plans Genocide-Free ETF

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Thursday, 12 November 2009
Barclays Global Investors plans to develop an iShares ETF that screens out companies that are strongly connected to genocide.

BGI Introduces Donor-Advised Fund

Monday, 28 September 2009
Barclays Global Investors today launched a donor-advised fund that allows clients to invest their charitable contributions in at least 25 iShares ETFs.

Selling Sustainability

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Thursday, 24 September 2009

In London, about 50% of the clean water leaks away because the infrastructure is so old. The cost of digging up all of the old pipes and replacing them would be astronomical. But let's say a company had a robot-like device that could enter the pipes and coat them, stopping the leaks. Wouldn't that company sound like a great investment?

Performance Secret

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Monday, 06 April 2009
Advisor Steve Sanders estimates he’s helped about 15% of his clients construct socially responsible portfolios. And for the most part, the SRI portfolios have outperformed those of his other clients over the last five years or so. Here’s why.

Barclays Looking To Sell iShares

Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Barclays PLC is looking to sell its exchange-traded-fund business to raise cash, according to published reports.

Infrastructure Hitting Pay Dirt?

Friday, 23 January 2009
When one thinks of infrastructure and the economy, the Depression-era WPA comes to mind—the romantic notion of ...

Column: The Transformational Advisor

By Jim Buro, December 2008 issue
Conscious capitalists stand at the forefront of new trends.

Column: The Socially Conscious Investor

By Steve Schueth, December 2008 issue
Investing opportunities with Obama’s Green New Deal.