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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 maxim

    Table of Contents

    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

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      Publisher: New Society Publishers
      Publication Date: 13/11/2017
      ISBN13: 9780865718487, 978-0865718487
      ISBN10: 0865718482

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 maxim

        Table of Contents

        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

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