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The Motley Fool December 9, 2005 Jim Mueller	Truly Responsible Investing Tips Investing can be tricky. Allowing emotions into the equation doesn't help. Instead of pursuing "socially responsible" investing strategies, why not get active in your community, and approach investing with a clear head?
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Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Suzanne McGee	The Principled Portfolio Socially responsible investing (SRI) may feel satisfying to clients, but is it prudent investing? For the professional concerned with fiduciary responsibility, that's an important question.
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The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Is Socially Responsible Investing Possible? Nobody's perfect. It might be best to pick your battles. When searching for investing contenders, make sure you evaluate them as investments, not just as ethical organizations.
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Geotimes July 2004 Megan Sever	Next Best Friend: Cultured Diamonds Conventional thinking about diamonds may soon be changing. Diamonds -- long prized for their beauty, rarity and long generation times -- are now being created in a matter of hours in laboratories.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Robert F. Keane	Hearts & Minds Ultimately, socially responsible investing is just another tool that advisors can use to help clients achieve their financial goals.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Seth Jayson	Dueling Fools: Socially Responsible Investing Bear Rebuttal Socially responsible investing through funds is a crapshoot -- just like investing in mutual funds in general. It may not be good investing, and it may not rise to your standards of social responsibility.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Bill Mann	De Beers in De Champagne De Beers, the125-year-old South African diamond company, settles a decade-old criminal case for $10 million. S'pose they'll try to pay it in diamonds?
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AFP eWire February 20, 2006	Socially Responsible Investment Assets Growing Faster Than Other Funds According to a recent report, nearly one out of every 10 dollars under professional management in the United States today is involved in socially responsible investing.
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Registered Rep. February 8, 2012 Charles Paikert	Big Impact: Clients Turn to Socially Responsible Investing For the uninitiated, socially responsible investment funds are funds that screen potential investment targets for things like environmental impact, corporate governance or employment policies.
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Financial Advisor April 2006 Thomas M. Kostigen	Responsible, But Not Responsive People, from individual investors to hedge fund managers, seem to feel that ethical companies perform better. Many of these companies are entirely changing their corporate cultures. However, while socially responsible investing is growing, share prices aren't keeping pace.
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The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Rich Smith	Don't Gamble Your Future Do you play the market, or does the market play you? There's a reason some people refer to investing as "playing the market." And it's hazardous to your wealth.
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