The New GREEN Deal

Came across an article in the Seattle Times this past weekend titled “How to become a green investor” by Chuck Myers.

The green revolution has fueled a strong interest in investment opportunities in a variety of areas, particularly in renewable energy. A number of books offer insights and information about the expanding green investment area. Here are a few:

• “Investing in a Sustainable World: Why Green Is the New Color of Money on Wall Street” by Matthew J. Kiernan; Amacom, 2008 ($27.95). Explores the green investing trend.

• “Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks” by Jeff Siegel; Wiley, 2008 ($27.95). Focuses on investment opportunities and profiting in renewable-energy stocks.

• “Billion Dollar Green: Profits from the Eco Revolution” by Tobin Smith; Wiley, 2008 ($27.95). Overview of green-investing strategies and market opportunities.

• “Green Investing: A Guide to Making Money Through Environment-Friendly Stocks” by Jack Uldrich; Adams Media, 2008 ($14.95). Identifies green stocks and green companies in a range of renewable-energy fields.

I will try and check out some of these books. Need to go sign up for the local library or head to the book store.

Made me laugh.

CNN has an article up on different GREEN funds.

Finding the right GREEN fund

Here is the short list, visit their article for more details.

PORTX -  “With a broad mandate to invest in companies that address resource scarcity and other environmental challenges, the managers of this $154 million global large cap have built a diverse portfolio that spans sectors and cushions against drops.”

NALFX - “[I]invest[s] in midsized companies, favoring utilities and industrials like Spanish wind-turbine manufacturer Gamesa. They apply a strict social screen to their holdings.”

WGGFX – “[G]reen-tech portfolio” that incvest as a “aggressive small-cap growth fund”

Here is a picture of the garbage that Lizzy and I cleaned up along Second Beach. There was an entire truck full of garbage by the end of the day.

What are your plans for Earth Day and what changes did you make for today?

Lizzy, my wife, and I are going to go to the coast this weekend  and do some clean up.

It’s all part of the Washington CoastSavers, http://www.coastsavers.org, who are setting this weekend up to be a big clean up weekend. We are going to be heading to Second Beach.

Look for content to be coming soon.