Invest Like You Give a Damn: Make Money, Change the World, Sleep Well at Night

Description

It's time to make money and give a damn You give a damn, right? You want your money to do good, but your pension is riddled with oil and defense companies. Besides, investing is a pain in the ass. It's tedious, and most sustainable and responsible investing books are as much fun as a root canal. You're fighting the urge to bury your head in the sand. What to do? There is a better way. Invest Like You Give a Damn is a different kind of investment book. It tells real life stories of people just like you. People who give a damn but who have stomped the devil of inertia and chosen to align their money with their values. Coverage includes: Why you need to give a damn about your investments Engaging investor stories to guide financial planning and investment decisions A ground-breaking financial and socially responsible investing asset allocation tool for profit and sustainability impact maximization Money... Acknowledgments Part One: You and Sustainable Investment Chapter One: Great Green-Gray Icons Chapter Two: SRI Definitions Disguised as History Chapter Three: Your Economic You and How You Invest Chapter Four: Gen X Investment Readiness and Context Chapter Five: Millennials Investment Readiness and Context Part Two: Financial Planning for Investing Chapter Six: The Who, What, and How of Financial Planning for Investing Chapter Seven: What Do You Need to Retire On? Chapter Eight: Saving for Retirement and the Grim Reaper Chapter Nine: Gen X Investment Chapter Ten: Millennial Investment Part Three: Sustainable Investment Chapter Eleven: Investment Basics Chapter Twelve: Sustainable and Responsible Investment Chapter Thirteen: Why You Don't Give a Damn About Investing Sustainably Chapter Fourteen: Who Does Give a Damn about Investing Sustainably? Chapter Fifteen: Stomping the Devil of Inertia and Joining Sustainability Investment Tribe Chapter Sixteen: Sustainability Portfolio Makeovers for the 21st Century Bonus Chapter: Choosing a Financial Planner Appendices Appendix One: Sample Household Income and Expense Spreadsheet Appendix Two: Financial Planning Monthly Meeting Agenda Appendix Three: List of Retirement Calculators Appendix Four: Common SRI Categories and Issues to Guide Your Passions Appendix Five: Watch Out For Those Fees Appendix Six: Example U.S. and Canadian SRI Funds Appendix Seven: Example Investment Benchmarks Notes Index About the Author A Note about the Publisher