Fostering Direct Investment in Local Economies: the Pros and Cons

I recently read Ditching Wall Street for a Local Exchange by Michael Shuman. In it, the author discusses local stock exchanges as an alternative for investors who wish to place their money closer to home and bypass Wall Street. It reminded me of my podcast with Jubilee Economics, hence my follow up here.

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Investing & Environment: Impressions from SRI in the Rockies Conference, 2011

SRI in the Rockies, “the premier annual gathering of investors and investment professionals working to direct the flow of investment capital in more positive, healthy, transformative ways,” has been held annually for 22 years. The conference has long since traveled beyond the Rocky Mountains, but the name is a true brand in the socially responsible investing world and thus lives on.

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Metanoia Newsletter, March 2011

Download the March 2011 newsletter here. PDF format.

Features:

• Overview of the JEM podcasts
• Introductions to our recent podcasts on "Cooperatives" and "Green Investing"
• Happenings at JEM