My partner and I want to align our investments with our values but we make different salaries and have different risk tolerances, so the ESG funds I can afford feel performative while the impact investments they want require minimums I can't meet. We're trying to build a shared financial future but our current resources make equal participation impossible.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are discovering that shared values don't automatically translate to shared financial capacity, creating inequality within their ethical aspirations.
“Where Are You with Socially responsible investing?”
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