Personal & financial health: specially prepared for the center for American Nurses mutual fund investing: what you need to consider when choosing your mutual funds.
Today, even Wall Street's money managers are concerned about risk: the threats of terrorism, war and a troubled economy that are crippling the stock market for the third year in a row. According to a recent monthly survey by a large financial company, money managers are as frozen as...

Economic bubbles: the Fed's financial control creates housing and other bubbles that burst with disastrous effect. The solution is to end central control and embrace free-market principles.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many Americans today are understandably concerned about the state of the economy. The current recession is likely to be one of the worst in recent memory, and comes at a particularly difficult time for many Americans, just as many of the Baby Boom generation are...

Dear EarthTalk: I want to offer my employees a 401(k) plan that is socially and environmentally responsible. Are there such plans and, if so, where do I look?
Even though socially responsible investing (SRI) has been around for decades, only recently have some companies begun to offer their employees greener options for 401(k) retirement investment accounts. According to Rona Fried of SustainableBusiness.com, SRI options for retirement plans are still only offered to about 20 percent...

Where the heart is: within the niche of socially responsible investing, faith-based funds are attracting a growing group of investors looking to support--and work for--social change.
In these early ears of the 21st century, investment dollars are hard at work doing a lot more than making money, They're supporting conservation measures, fueling humane labor practices, and rewarding companies for shunning groups with ties to abortion service providers and gay rights activists. From Wall Street to...

Financial report of the Secretary-Treasurer for 2006.
THE SECRETARY-TREASURER has organized this report to reflect the purpose and status of each of the Society's assets. Some investments are intended to help support gifts and grants while others are reinvested for growth. Routine operating funds are maintained in the SASS operating account. Income and expenditures are itemized....

Treasurer's report.
Despite some turbulence in the financial markets, most notably the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the Melville Society had a respectable year in 2007. The Murray Endowment has posted a positive YTD return of 3.4%, the Cohen Fund has posted a 7.0% YTD return, and the Society's autumn solicitation of membership...

PWS&D launches the Loaves & Fishes Fund: the gift of one becomes a gift for many.
In Jesus' hands, five loaves and two fish became enough to feed a multitude, with plenty of leftovers remaining! PWS&D has designed the Loaves & Fishes Fund so you can be part of the ongoing miracle of multiplication through your planned gifts. How it Works...

Frost & Sullivan Briefing on European Green Investments May 28.
ENERGY RESOURCE-23 May 2008-Frost & Sullivan Briefing on European Green Investments May 28(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com The Business and Financial Services group at Frost & Sullivan will present its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing on the European green investments market May 28 at 8:00 a.m. PDT. ...

SRI: No longer a niche investment strategy; Being included in socially responsible investment indexes has its rewards. Does your company qualify?
IN RECENT YEARS, the notion of a corporation taking the voluntary initiative to uphold standards and practices that contribute to the greater good of society, its employees, and the environment has taken hold across the globe. Corporate social responsibility--CSR for short--has blossomed from the grassroots efforts of a few...

Retiring green: social(k) is the 401(k) that cares.
If you have strong social and environmental values, chances are you want those values to carry over into your investment portfolio. That's easy to do these days as an individual, but what about your 401(k) retirement plan? A range of green businesses, from organic clothing companies with 25 employees,...