Pew-sitters Guide to Sustainable Investing
Investing is one of those topics which may often feel like one is trying to navigate the St George’s Maze - you have various options in terms of direction, some lead to dead ends, others lead you around in circles, and some help you to reach your goal in the center of the maze. Some may have a more pessimistic outlook, viewing investing as the Harry Potter Triwizard Tournament maze, with a lot of unpleasant surprises and unexpected obstacles to overcome. Add in a twist to try to make investing sustainable, then it is no wonder that many people may feel lost in terms of what to look for or where to start. In this article, I will try to simply outline key elements to look out for, in case the reader is interested in Sustainable or Green Investing. “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start” - Sound of Music. The starting point to any investing is to select your stock broker. Compared to prior decades, this has been simplified by many brokers so that you can access a w...