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When couples disagree on sustainable investing versus financial security

My spouse and I are arguing about our retirement savings because I want to invest everything in sustainable funds even if returns are lower and they think we can't afford to sacrifice our security for principles when we don't know what the world will look like when we're old.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are navigating competing obligations to their future selves and the world they'll leave behind, with no clear right answer.

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