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...past five years, socially responsible funds that invest in large-cap companies earned an average 11.99% return. Regular large-cap funds managed 12.60%. While that's still a disparity, it's not huge, and to many, it's a small price to pay to make the world better. "SRI funds have gotten a bad rap," says Tim Smith of Walden Asset Management, a financial consulting firm that specializes in SRIs. "Over the long term, you really don't pay a conscience penalty to invest in what you believe...
With so many to choose from, picking an SRI that's in line with your values can be tricky. "There is no universal standard for what socially responsible really means," says Russel Kinnel, Morningstar's director of fund research. The Natural Capital Institute, a Bay Area research group, reported last year that some SRI funds invested in weaponmakers like Raytheon and in tobacco businesses like Altria (formerly Philip Morris). Says Kinnel: "Read your prospectus' fine print." It's also a good idea to think of SRIs as long-term investments. Why? Since they're typically underrepresented in oil and other...
...book. I guess that's in the basic sense. He's obviously much more than that. But that's where the genesis of his character is. This person might have been in Uganda and this person might have been in Sierra Leone, and this person might have been in Sri Lanka, and this person might have been in Cambodia, but I'm trying to put all of these experiences into one character that will at least speak to the reader...
...stop time. We must face aging with greater awareness of our own limits. Giovanni Leuci Trapani, Italy Time deserves praise for highlighting Weil's new book. Weil is teaching whole generations how to live longer in a natural way, blessed with health and happiness. Nissanka Nanayakkara Beruwala, Sri Lanka...
...Prabhakaran's verdict on the new President?who has proposed direct peace talks with him?will likely become known on Nov. 27. At a torch-lit ceremony in Tiger territory to remember the 20,000 rebels who have died in Sri Lanka's civil war since 1983, the guerrilla leader will make his annual policy address. His words, as much as Rajapakse's victory, will decide whether Sri Lanka's future is peace or more...