A lot of investors simply do not have the time to research the thousands of available mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and hedge funds to determine if they are "green" or not. What we recommend for the casual investor is to simply look at a few ETFs and mutual funds that have been prescreened to only include green investments.
Some of these include: WGGFX, NALFX, CGAEX, CLGAX and SPEGX. Of course, you should research these before investing, or talk to your investment advsior, but all of the above will save you the time of researching 1000's of equities to determine if they are "green". Performance, naturally, will differ, and they all define "green" a bit uniquely.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
What are Green Investments
So what makes an investment green? Well the short answer is it depends. This is a relatively new investment niche, and as such it can change quickly. For example, daily investment headlines can be beneficial for the professional and the casual investor.
A good place to start learning about green investing is through a variety of investment books and magazine articles that have been written recently. Clean energy, solar energy, wind energy, water-based energy and other alternative energy sources make up the majority of these green investments. It is even possible now to trade commodity investments that are green including carbon offsets, and weather related futures contracts.
A good place to start learning about green investing is through a variety of investment books and magazine articles that have been written recently. Clean energy, solar energy, wind energy, water-based energy and other alternative energy sources make up the majority of these green investments. It is even possible now to trade commodity investments that are green including carbon offsets, and weather related futures contracts.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Green Investing - Making Money & Saving the Earth
Welcome to a new type of financial investing: Green Investing! Here you will find all types of investment ideas utilizing investments such as ETFs, mutual funds, hedge funds and more.
A concern for the environment will be key to investing for the years going forward. We are already seeing changes in the industry reflecting this. Dozens of new investment products have already been introduced. Some financial advisors have even begun offering specific investment models catering to the "green" investment crowd.
Similar to socially responsible investments, or even religious-themed investments, green investing may seem like a narrow niche, but it can be broadly defined depending on the objectives of the individual investor seeking to use these financial strategies.
A concern for the environment will be key to investing for the years going forward. We are already seeing changes in the industry reflecting this. Dozens of new investment products have already been introduced. Some financial advisors have even begun offering specific investment models catering to the "green" investment crowd.
Similar to socially responsible investments, or even religious-themed investments, green investing may seem like a narrow niche, but it can be broadly defined depending on the objectives of the individual investor seeking to use these financial strategies.
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