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Ganeshananthan, a former Crimson managing editor, reached a two-book deal with Random House, Inc., late last month. The first of the two, “Love Marriage,” is slated for release in the spring of 2008. It tells the story of a globally-scattered Sri Lankan family as it encounters violence and displacement over several generations...
...that ethics-driven investing has to crimp your bottom line. Consider Winslow Green Growth, a small-cap fund that, as its name implies, specializes in globally eco-friendly companies. Winslow has returned an average 16.39% over the past five years, according to Morningstar, beating both the average SRI fund and market benchmarks like the Russell 2000 growth index and the S&P 500. Winslow president Jack Robinson is also earning a reputation as a savvy stock picker, green or otherwise. In its annual survey of equity funds, Barron's/Value Line ranked him the top manager in the aggressive-growth category...
...stock market, as in life, no good deed goes unpunished. Take the case of socially responsible investing (SRI). There are 79 stock funds that practice the style, which typically involves screening companies for stellar environmental and labor practices while shirking sin sectors like tobacco, booze and gambling. Sounds good, right? Yet SRI funds are often mediocre performers, partly because those sin stocks do rack up profits. Through September, the do-good funds averaged a 6.26% return, trailing the average stock fund by 0.6%, according to the research firm Morningstar. "Over time, SRI funds perform about the same as non-SRI...
...government concentrator in Eliot House. Her work has appeared in such publications as the Sri Lankan Daily News, Austria’s Die Presse, and The Winnipeg Sun. She would also like to point out that while none of the above is actually true, wouldn’t it be cool if it were? Prepare for Priya’s artistic creation on Thursdays...
...cannot continue in this area unless people will be held accountable for the execution of 17 of our colleagues." JAN EGELAND,U.N. emergency-relief coordinator, threatening to suspend humanitarian operations in Sri Lanka following accusations that government troops slaughtered a group of aid workers in the Northeastern town of Muttur...