socially responsible investing

In celebration of Earth Day, I want to share my perspective on green and socially responsible investing. The idea of socially conscious investing has been around for a long time, but its popularity soared over the last few years. According to Social Investment Forums: “Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is a broad-based approach to investing that [...]

Last week, Moolanomy’s Extra Income Guide was featured as part of the 25 most helpful articles written by PF bloggers, and it was also part of the Free Money Finance March Madness, Round 1, Posts 1-4 competition.  Thank you Bob and FMF.  It’s an honor to be included in the list and be part of [...]

Welcome to the Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending #7: “Rate Cuts Hit Prosper” Edition! When I first started investing in Prosper last December, the estimated return for a Conservative Portfolio Plan was 9.20%. Last time I checked, this number was down to 8.00% and it’s even having problem winning bids at this lower rate. I guess [...]

Last week, my friend Gibble sparked a little controversy with his post “Why I think P2P lending is a bad idea.” He believes peer-to-peer lending as bad because it propagates myriad problems caused by credit and debt. In his words:
“I’m not a fan of borrowing money and couldn’t in good conscience recommend these services to [...]

Recently, I wrote about lending money on Prosper, which is one of the many peer-to-peer lending networks that are popping up everywhere. The post itself didn’t say anything about socially responsible investing (also known as, SRI, morally responsible investing or ethical investing). However, a lively discussion on this topic came up when Kevin stated his [...]