Ethical investing makes it possible to make contacts in a way that causes those contacts to be loyal for life.
Not exact matches
But I rolled out a pretty strong diatribe about
ethical behavior in businesses and
made it clear I wouldn't
invest in somebody who thought this way about customers.
Another shareholder wrote in about Coke, noted that you declined to
invest in the cigarette business on
ethical grounds despite one saying, «It was a perfect business because it costs a penny to
make, sell it for a dollar, it's addictive, and there's fantastic brand loyalty».
If you worry about what sort of companies your investments are funding, or if you are adverse to profiting from interest from loans, sharia
investing will offer you a way to filter through all the options available and
make ethical choices.
Divesting from Massey would send a loud and clear message that the NY State Common Retirement Fund is concerned with both workers» safety and an improved quality of life for all,
making it a model of integrity, sound management and
ethical investing throughout the country.
That's when it occurred to me that needed to
make a vow to stop buying cheap, fast fashion jeans and either thrift of
invest in
ethical jeans that will last.
The conflict of interest here should be obvious: only the most upright and
ethical broker will tell you «I don't think you should
invest in this» when they stand to
make hundreds or thousands of dollars from you saying yes.
To what extent do you view your
investing life as an extension of your personal life?By that I mean to what extent do the personal morals and
ethical values of Tim the man govern the
investing decisions of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to
invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless of the yield, valuation or growth prospects of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe what a wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part of your brain that thinks about investments, and
make your
investing decisions based on the financial prospects of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks of companies that I love from an
investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families of smokers.You might say that the smoker
made his choice to smoke so you don't mind taking his money, but his children never
made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.
Buffett tries to take an
ethical stance in
investing, and
makes many statements about the way
investing ought to be done.
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