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...petition called on the University to issue a blanket statement pledging not to invest in Sudan-related companies “for as long as Sudan is in violation of international norms of human rights...
Given the added choice of PRAs, I would choose to divert as much of my payroll taxes as allowed into stock index funds. Others might choose to stay in the pay-as-you-go system or to invest their PRAs in government bonds because of a highly risk-averse nature. That’s the beauty of a system with more choice. In the end, people can choose the level of risk and thus the level of return that suits them best...
Under the President’s plan, my PRA investments will have to beat a 3 percent annual real return for me to end up better off. This “offset rate” is designed to be the level of returns on government bonds, so that if I invest only in government bonds, I will end up no worse off. However, by choosing stocks, I accept higher risk for the possibility of higher returns. If stocks match their average historical return, I will end up with a fat bonus of 3.5 percent per year, compounded over 30-plus...
Sometimes, living by your principles is a difficult thing to do. Last month Pax World Funds, a socially responsible investing outfit, sold 375,000 shares of Starbucks, worth some $23.4 million, because the java chain started selling coffee liqueur with spirits firm Jim Beam--and Pax won't invest in companies that make liquor. "We were very reluctant to do this," says Anita Green, Pax's vice president for social research. "There's a lot we like about this company." In fact, Starbucks has been lauded--by Pax and others--for its progressive environmental policies, its commitment to sell Fair...
Mayne’s said his “retooling” time gave rise to his belief that “people over-invest in economy and history, and they should just look at problems and as basic questions...