My brother and I are trying to decide whether to invest our late father's pension in a fund that specifically avoids companies that exploit workers in poor countries, but the returns are significantly lower and we need this money for our own retirements. We keep getting stuck between feeling like Dad would have wanted us to invest ethically and feeling like we can't afford to sacrifice returns for principles we're not sure actually make a difference.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family members are discovering that moral investing requires them to weigh abstract global impact against concrete personal financial needs.
“Where Are You with Development economics — why some countries are poor?”
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