Chef Jim Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Since I've moved to SF as you can imagine I'm coming accross more people looking for "green/sustainable/socially consciouse" funds. We found a half way decent one (usually the returns on those things suck). Well guess what their top holding is....Transocean.
RkFast Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Since I've moved to SF as you can imagine I'm coming accross more people looking for "green/sustainable/socially consciouse" funds. We found a half way decent one (usually the returns on those things suck). Well guess what their top holding is....Transocean. Cant be. All those companies "dont care about the environent.".....even though they make all their revenue from working with it.
Chef Jim Posted June 17, 2010 Author Posted June 17, 2010 Cant be. All those companies "dont care about the environent.".....even though they make all their revenue from working with it. That fund screens out nuclear power companies but not oil.
taterhill Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I get requests for Socially unresponsible......Oppenheimer Sex Drugs and Rock & Roll Fund C
Jim in Anchorage Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Since I've moved to SF as you can imagine I'm coming accross more people looking for "green/sustainable/socially consciouse" funds. We found a half way decent one (usually the returns on those things suck). Well guess what their top holding is....Transocean. "socially consciouse"? What is that? God it's got to be a trick to live in Cali.
DC Tom Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I get requests for Socially unresponsible......Oppenheimer Sex Drugs and Rock & Roll Fund C I just invest directly in Agfa, BASF, Bayer, Aventis...companies that used to be part of IG Farben. The way I figure it, you can't get any more socially irresponsible than gassing Jews.
DC Tom Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 "socially consciouse"? What is that? I know it part it involves giving everyone a window office with a nice view of the chicken wire you've wrapped the building with.
DrFishfinder Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Since I've moved to SF as you can imagine I'm coming accross more people looking for "green/sustainable/socially consciouse" funds. We found a half way decent one (usually the returns on those things suck). Well guess what their top holding is....Transocean. The six words that govern all business: It all comes down to money. Green, alright.
GG Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I just invest directly in Agfa, BASF, Bayer, Aventis...companies that used to be part of IG Farben. The way I figure it, you can't get any more socially irresponsible than gassing Jews. Sure you can. Invest in the lampshade company.
Chef Jim Posted June 17, 2010 Author Posted June 17, 2010 I get requests for Socially unresponsible......Oppenheimer Sex Drugs and Rock & Roll Fund C A few years ago we "created" a vice fund. It did pretty well. BTW I sat down with this kid up here a few months ago and he said he didn't want to invest in any fund that had Haliburton in it. I asked why and he said "they kill people."
DC Tom Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 A few years ago we "created" a vice fund. It did pretty well. BTW I sat down with this kid up here a few months ago and he said he didn't want to invest in any fund that had Haliburton in it. I asked why and he said "they kill people." So does the federal government. Is he foregoing Social Security, then?
DrFishfinder Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 A few years ago we "created" a vice fund. It did pretty well. BTW I sat down with this kid up here a few months ago and he said he didn't want to invest in any fund that had Haliburton in it. I asked why and he said "they kill people." Brilliant. He'll go far with THAT kind of critical thinking.
DC Tom Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Brilliant. He'll go far with THAT kind of critical thinking. He doesn't use critical thinking. It kills people.
DrFishfinder Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 He doesn't use critical thinking. It kills people. So does sex.
DC Tom Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 So does sex. Well...yeah, maybe, if it's with Ted Bundy or Gary Leon Ridgeway.
DrFishfinder Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Well...yeah, maybe, if it's with Ted Bundy or Gary Leon Ridgeway. Dincha see Private Benjamin?
Chef Jim Posted June 17, 2010 Author Posted June 17, 2010 So does the federal government. Is he foregoing Social Security, then? You have no idea how close I came to saying that.
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