Dipping Into Green Investing for your Finances
From a CMBC report, link is at end of article If you’re looking for ways to apply your environmental passion to your investment portfolio, there’s more than one way to get your green on.
Those with the right stomach for risk can bet on individual stocks of companies at the cutting edge of solar, wind and biofuel research, putting all their eco-friendly eggs into one basket.
Those looking for more stability, on the other hand, can opt instead for funds that focus on clean energy stocks, letting professional managers chose the front-runners for them.
Green exchange traded funds, ETFs, and mutual funds, for example, provide average investors an easy entrée into the nascent and sometimes volatile world of carbon
conscious investing.
In many ways, eco-friendly ETFs and mutual funds are similar—both contain a specialized basket of investments from companies engaged in alternative energy research, those that promote environmental stewardship, or those that stand to benefit from the growing demand for clean fuel.
Yet, such funds also have some important differences that investors should be aware of. Here's a quick primer. Continue reading here http://www.cnbc.com/id/33535018/
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