Get Sound Advice or Pay the Consequences Written By: John Bonynge 2007-07-26 18:41:36 The most money I have ever lost was back in the days of "irrational exuberance" when every dot com stock seemed destined for the moon. I took a couple "hot tips," I am embarrassed to say, and promptly lost a couple thousand dollars.
GM Crops: Masquerading as the Solution to Global Hunger Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-05-19 16:47:00 People originally thought that genetically-modified (GM) seeds like corn and soybeans were being modified specifically to produce better yields per acre, thus feeding more people while using the same amount of land.
Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX) Offers an Environmentally-Friendly Investing Opportunity Written By: Miranda Marquit 2008-08-15 10:31:51 With green investing becoming more popular, many people are looking for ways to diversify into green holdings -- and even diversify within their green holdings. One way to do this is with green funds and indexes. And a green fund that is doing fairly well, considering the stock market performance over the past year, is the Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX). GCBLX chooses from stocks and bonds from environmentally companies, according to the fund's objective.
HSBC Climate Change Suite Written By: Elaine Chan 2008-03-23 10:23:45 Photo:Singapor3, Creative Commons, Flickr
Among banks and investment companies that are playing the green card, British bank HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) is really a good sport with its triple threat: a climate change index, a climate change fund, and a climate confidence index.
HSBC Launches Climate Change Index Written By: David Neubert 2007-09-26 11:07:34 Seems like every financial institution is getting on climate change and socially responsible investing. Somehow I think they are a bit ahead of most investors. I'd be much more interested in data about companies that see themselves as responsible for the planet and how they perform financially versus companies that exist only to reward their executives.
The HSBC Index tracks 300 companies worldwide that make money from fighting climate change, such as wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers and biofuel companies.
The HSBC Index tracks 300 companies worldwide that make money from fighting climate change, such as wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers and biofuel companies.