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I've saved up some amount of cash, but family is poor and hasn't had useful advice. I feel like the stock market hasn't been great for society, but surely there are some causes who would use the capital for good (and give it back when I need it later)? I have a half remembered portfolio from a previous union with a big war chest, but it doesn't feel actionable.

I'm in North America + UK; but answers globally I think are interesting.

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[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thanks to both!

So, there’s reasons why “ethical investing” doesn’t work well in practice

Could you say a bit more on this?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago
  • Very difficult for an outside investor to gauge the ethical practices of a business outside the broad brush stuff (war bad, solar good, etc)

  • The volume of cash you're investing is likely a rounding error on a rounding error for the business, nevermind the industry as a whole, so you're unlikely to shift behaviors with your choices

  • Ethical investing is riff with affinity scams.