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Personal Finance and Investing

Beakybird

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4. I invested in the Ariel fund ARGFX

Reply to diva77 (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 01:06 AM

Sep 2019

It had slightly below average returns. I think the fund precludes tobacco and defense.
Since Trump, I've invested in solar and wind ETFs, and I've done well. I have a pretty small portfolio, but one ETF, Invesco Solar (TAN), is up 70% for the year.

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Has anyone here opened a Socially Responsible Investment account? [View all] diva77 Sep 2019 OP

No, but I do own solar/wind stock. RandySF Sep 2019 #1

have they done well? diva77 Sep 2019 #6

Interesting, a friend at church was talking about this today. mahina Sep 2019 #2

7 Great Socially Responsible Mutual Funds RandySF Sep 2019 #3

Thanks - bookmarked! diva77 Sep 2019 #8

I invested in the Ariel fund ARGFX Beakybird Sep 2019 #4

interesting! thanks for sharing :) diva77 Sep 2019 #7

I have TIAA-CREF Social Choice. sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #5

has it been doing well? diva77 Sep 2019 #9

Not negative, but not strong growth either. sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #10

I have a couple Parnassus funds central scrutinizer Oct 2019 #11

how has it done since the 2008 crash? diva77 Nov 2019 #14

Pretty well central scrutinizer Nov 2019 #15

I have some money in ICLN ETF Gore1FL Nov 2019 #12

interesting! thanks for sharing diva77 Nov 2019 #13