tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9970659.post113182704930558382..comments2021-07-14T20:51:22.678-04:00Comments on The Real Returns: Socially Responsible Investments Risky?Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441164632140862350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9970659.post-1144372790530974592006-04-06T21:19:00.000-04:002006-04-06T21:19:00.000-04:00Another related issue is that the companies like A...Another related issue is that the companies like Altria (aka Phillip Morris) pay out much of the dividends that are essential to total return.<BR/><BR/>The KLD socially responsible ETF, as barely any volume (avg volume 8500) compared to the IWB (R1000) ETF.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://gewinnvortrag.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Market Participant</A>Market Participanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431759637730910395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9970659.post-1132543676454931182005-11-20T22:27:00.000-05:002005-11-20T22:27:00.000-05:00I don't have a problem with these kinds of funds. ...I don't have a problem with these kinds of funds. I do have a problem with public pension agencies (ie, calpers) pressuring companies to conform to some check list of items that would make them a "good" company vs. a "bad" company. I wish they'd just mind their own business. Heck, they're underfunded anyways. Why are they worrying about CEO pay or the like?muckdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964364454247504787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9970659.post-1132178443159838852005-11-16T17:00:00.000-05:002005-11-16T17:00:00.000-05:00I have investments in Alcohol and munitions. The n...I have investments in Alcohol and munitions. The nice thing is that munitions and alcohol may be slightly countercyclical- the worse the international scene, is the more guns we need. And people drink more when times are bad.Strabo the Lesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513526644525400896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9970659.post-1132074135294579182005-11-15T12:02:00.000-05:002005-11-15T12:02:00.000-05:00I don't think there is anything "socially responsi...I don't think there is anything "socially responsible" about refusing to invest in weapons manufacturers.<BR/><BR/>Unless one is an absolute pacifist, then one will acknowledge that we need a military. It would be callously irresponsible to ask people to serve in a force that protects us and then to deny them the best equipment for doing so.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, people who think like this are the *David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com