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The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Reinforce Your Returns With Social Responsibility These companies could benefit your portfolio and the planet in equal measure.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2010 Alyce Lomax	The More Jobs You Cut, the Higher Your Pay CEOs collecting fat paychecks for big layoffs might actually be damaging their companies.
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?
Financial Advisor December 2011 James Picerno	Let's Get Personal Customizing socially responsible investing strategies is good for your clients (and your business).
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Alyce Lomax	New Sin Stocks to Avoid Are these bank stocks more immoral than guns and liquor?
The Motley Fool January 6, 2012 Alyce Lomax	What to Divest in 2012 Many investors don't lose sleep at night agonizing about the social responsibility of their portfolios, but perhaps more should.
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.
Knowledge@Wharton August 13, 2003	Risks and Costs of Socially Responsible Investing Investors concerned about social, environmental, labor or religious issues may be willing to sacrifice some financial return. But how much must they give up?
Investment Advisor July 2008 Robert F. Keane	Be Positive Taking a positive approach to socially responsible investing has served Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management LLC -- and its clients -- quite well.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Socially Responsible Funds on a Tear Don't be too impressed -- great returns don't always mean much. The trick is finding funds that have a record of fairly consistently outperforming the market average.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2011 Dan Caplinger	5 ETFs for the Socially Responsible Investor You can do good and still make a profit from your investing with these socially responsible ETFs.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Do-Gooders Do Well Well, what do you know -- socially responsible companies do outperform. Companies that are considered leaders in environmental, social and governance policies are also leading the pack in stock performance, by an average of 25%.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Big Money Backs Social Responsibility's Rise Investors vote with their dollars in favor of better-behaved businesses.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Seth Jayson	Dueling Fools: Socially Responsible Investing Bear Socially responsible investing is neither socially responsible nor investing. If you really want to make a difference, dig into companies you like, invest where you think you'll make some money, and make a difference.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Keep Your Values and Still Beat the Market Funds focusing on socially responsible investing hit a home run in 2009.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Robert F. Keane	Putting SRI Into Practice Financial planner Jennifer Lazarus offers advice on socially responsible investments.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 John Churchill	Don't Know What SRI Is? Listen Up Socially responsible investing (SRI) is still relatively uncharted territory for most advisors, according to a recently released study; however, since more clients are demanding SRI than ever before, it may be time to get wise.
AFP eWire June 5, 2006	Philanthropy Not the Most Important Aspect of CSR, Survey Finds A majority of Americans believe that the most important aspect of corporate social responsibility is treating employees fairly, according to a new survey.
Financial Advisor March 2005 Karen DeMasters	A Passion For Values Some advisors are focusing their practices on socially conscious investing.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2008 Ilan Moscovitz & Wade Michels	5 Stocks You Can Feel Good About You can be loyal to both your portfolio and your conscience with these five socially responsible investments.
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.
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin	The Coming of Age of Socially Responsible Investing Despite investor interest, at least two surveys suggest that planners are not picking up on the business potential of SRI.
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.
Investment Advisor November 2009 Robert F. Keane	Still Time A short history of socially, or sustainably, responsible investing.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	I Love Good Deeds Profitability and progressiveness can go hand in hand. Investors should realize that it can add up to a competitive advantage for many companies.
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.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Elizabeth Wine	SRI Plows the Path to Profitability Advisors need to know about the trends that have intertwined under the broad umbrella of socially responsible investing in order to help clients interested in going down this path.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Geoff Lewis	Why the CW on SRI Is Wrong Socially responsible investing (SRI) is gaining momentum as a financial advisory specialty and, with a growing range of SRI products and a cadre of top-flight managers in the field, it's getting harder to prove that there is a performance penalty.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005	Socially Responsible Research The more socially responsible you try to be as an investor, the more difficult it can become to find acceptable companies, as there are many different ways that a business can hurt man or nature.
Financial Advisor August 2005 Alan Lavine	Socially Conscious Investing Gets Results Broad acceptance follows solid performance by socially responsible investment indexes and funds.
On Wall Street January 1, 2011	Five Questions With Bennett Freeman Bennett Freeman works with companies that traditional socially responsible investors never used to consider owning, like Exxon Mobile and Dow Chemical. He talks about advocating with those companies to adopt greener policies.
Financial Advisor September 2009 Eleanor O'Sullivan	Strong Voice Investors expect socially responsible investment managers to not only pick responsible, strong performers, but also to fight for change.
AFP eWire October 10, 2005	Socially Responsible Investing on the Rise More than one out of every nine dollars invested and professionally managed in the United States, or $2.16 trillion, is involved in a socially responsible investment, according to a new report.
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Financial Advisor November 2007 Meir Statman	Respect Clients' Values Financial advisors must know and respect the preferences of their investors for utilitarian and expressive features, whether the social responsibility of a portfolio excludes tobacco stocks or the status conveyed by hedge funds.
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.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Joe Magyer	Dueling Fools: Socially Responsible Investing Bear Don't fear Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Big Oil, or Big Tobacco: Embrace them. SRI fund managers may not thank you, but your portfolio will.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Jim Gillies	Profit Without Purgatory Is ethical investing meaningful, or is it a marketing ploy? If you look hard enough, you can find something bad with about nearly every prospective investment. How should we feel about that?
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian	What the Good Guys Are Buying See which companies are favored by socially responsible investors. Winslow Green Growth Fund... Ariel Appreciation Fund... Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund... etc.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Responsibility Won't Wreck Your Returns Ignore the conventional wisdom that responsible portfolios lose money.
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.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Capitalism's Social Side Is the evolution of the Internet having an effect on way companies view consumers? Consumers' newfound power may have repercussions in business and investing that aren't even fully understood yet.
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 Barnes & Welsh	Why You Need to Build a Sustainable Business If clients want to put their money in socially responsible investments, wouldn't they want to invest with a socially responsible advisor, too?
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Investment Advisor June 2010 Ray Sclafani	Jeremy Paul and Bud Sturmak Five years ago, a few of Jeremy Paul's more forward-thinking clients came to him expressing a desire for more socially responsible investment (SRI) choices within their existing 401(k) plans.
CFO February 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan	How to Talk about Layoffs Most CFOs say that making job cuts is the single most difficult part of their jobs, but there are ways to manage this painful process more effectively.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Can You Afford to Be Socially Responsible? Now that the struggling financial system no longer enjoys access to tons of cash and easy credit, will investors decide that socially responsible companies aren't the right place to put their money?
Investment Advisor November 2009 Robert F. Keane	The Green Advisor: SRI & Green Investing Grow Up Many younger investors are demanding 401(k) options that reflect their values, "especially so-called green funds."
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