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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ Soon it will be RRSP season. Please don't forget the planet when you invest! For info on Socially Responsible Investing. The Social Investment Organisation http://www.socialinvestment.ca For everyday banking with an ethical slant: Citizens Bank of Canada http://www.citizensbank.ca VanCity Credit Union owns this online bank. Other links: Acuity Funds www.acuityfunds.com Desjardins Trust www.fiducie-desjardins.com The Ethical Funds Company www.ethicalfunds.com Meritas Mutual Funds www.meritas.ca VanCity Credit Union www.vancity.com Keep in mind that these funds are not necessarily safe, nor green. You the investor must judge the soundness of the investment -- *and* the "greenness" of these products. Neither the writer, sust-mar or Chebucto Community Net is recommending nor endorsing these. Remember that no financial planner on earth can tell you about the 100-year return of mutual funds! In Nova Scotia, i'm told there are community funds you can invest in. Maybe someone who knows more about those will share some information. If you read "The Wealthy Barber" don't forget to borrow "Your Money or Your Life" from the library -- for a bigger picture. Consider also the value of investing in your community. That $1000 you give the Ecology Action Centre, the Green Party, Jack Layton or your favourite NGO -- or those 2 hours you volunteer every week at the Grainery -- might not net you a financial return (tho you might get a tax receipt). If it makes your community a better place, that might make you happier than money. And, if that happens, and you are living on love and thin water (as the French might say) perhaps you are the wisest investor of all! ~paul :)____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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