46. Three Phases of Impact Investing
07/25/22 • 8 min
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Welcome to Spend Donate Invest. This is a podcast where you’ll find short episodes about how we might use our money in ways that line up with our personal values and the type of world you’d like to help create. Maybe your thing is climate change. Maybe it’s poverty. Maybe it’s the gender pay gap. Maybe it’s reproductive freedom. You can choose your own values, the idea here is that you will get some suggestions on lining up your money and your values. We talk about where you shop, where you’re investing, and even where you keep your cash. Today someone wrote in about socially responsible investing, you can send in whatever question you’ve been thinking about. I’d love to chat about it, and share some resources that might send you in the right direction to achieve whatever your heart desires.
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I’m somewhat new to investing in general, I’ve always put money into my 401k because my company matches, but I’ve started to invest outside of the 401k. For now, I’m looking at mutual funds, ETFs, maybe a few individual stocks, but I’m still pretty beginner level. I have heard you talk about social impact investing, is that something for small time investors like me or is it for the rich people of the world?
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https://unlesscollective.com/
Welcome to Spend Donate Invest. This is a podcast where you’ll find short episodes about how we might use our money in ways that line up with our personal values and the type of world you’d like to help create. Maybe your thing is climate change. Maybe it’s poverty. Maybe it’s the gender pay gap. Maybe it’s reproductive freedom. You can choose your own values, the idea here is that you will get some suggestions on lining up your money and your values. We talk about where you shop, where you’re investing, and even where you keep your cash. Today someone wrote in about socially responsible investing, you can send in whatever question you’ve been thinking about. I’d love to chat about it, and share some resources that might send you in the right direction to achieve whatever your heart desires.
Here’s this week’s letter:
I’m somewhat new to investing in general, I’ve always put money into my 401k because my company matches, but I’ve started to invest outside of the 401k. For now, I’m looking at mutual funds, ETFs, maybe a few individual stocks, but I’m still pretty beginner level. I have heard you talk about social impact investing, is that something for small time investors like me or is it for the rich people of the world?
Links from today's episode:
https://unlesscollective.com/
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45. Creating a Family Money Mission Statement
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I’ve been taking a more active role in managing my money and my family’s money and I want to look for ways for us to all get on the same page. My partner, I think, just wants to make as much money as possible. For me, it’s more than just growing our money, I also care a lot about how we make the money and how we show up in the world. Our kid, honestly, I don’t think he’s ever thought about money. For his birthday he gets money but he tends to throw it aside honestly. I would like for us to show up better as a family when it comes to our money. Not sure if my question makes sense, but I’m looking for any suggestions on how we can step up as a family who uses its money intentionally to reflect what we think is important.
Link from today's episode:
https://www.ellevest.com/magazine/personal-finance/family-mission-statement
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47. How to Set Up a Scholarship
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I was just watching a video of billionaire Robert Smith giving a commencement speech at Morehouse and then surprising the graduates at the end by announcing that he is paying off their student loans. I watched the video three times, the looks on those students’ faces was something I’ll never forget. They looked so surprised and then elated and it just really was an amazing moment. So. I’m not a billionaire, but I am a thousandaire. And I want to know if I could do something like that too. Any ideas?
Links from today's discussion:
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/t042-c001-s003-setting-up-a-scholarship-fund.html
https://bold.org/
Progressive Pockets: a podcast about the untapped power of our wallets to build the world we want - 46. Three Phases of Impact Investing
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Welcome to Spend Donate Invest. This is a podcast where you’ll find short episodes about how we might use our money in ways that line up with our personal values and the type of world you’d like to help create. Maybe your thing is climate change. Maybe it’s poverty. Maybe it’s the gender pay gap. Maybe it’s reproductive freedom. You can choose your own values, the idea here is that you will get some suggestions on lining up your money and your values. We talk about where you shop, wh
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