December 20, 2008 By: Cathy 1 Comment

With all the economic troubles we are having- is it possible to make money in the stock market?  After reading all the information- it appears Green Investing will have a Silver(green) lining. With Corportations, the government, the world and consumers buying more and more Green Products and Services the Green Market has to increase.

I am not a financial planner, investment broker, or even claim to be close to being a money maker. My suggestion, if you are looking at re-investing, or even investing to consider some of the below companies- BUT DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST!

Some Green Funds

Domini Social Investment- As a shareholder in the Domini Funds, you make a difference in the world. Engaging companies on global warming, sweatshop labor, and product safety. Revitalizing distressed communities. Bringing new voices to the table. Redefining corporate America’s bottom line. Invest for your future while helping to build a world of peace and justice.

Social Funds S ocially Responsible Investing (SRI) SocialFunds.com features over 10,000 pages of information on SRI mutual funds, community investments, corporate research, shareowner actions, and daily social investment news.

Green Century Funds  With Green Centurys mutual funds, you can use your investment dollars to help the environment. We seek competitive returns while we put your money to work for cleaner air, cleaner water and a healthier planet. We believe that, in the long run, companies that now seek to protect the environment may be more profitable than companies that pollute. And that means a better future for everyone

Green Money Journ al: The Green Money Journal promotes the awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business

New Alternative Funds N ew Alternatives Fund is a Socially Responsible Mutual Fund Emphasizing Alternative Energy and the Environment.  We seek investments in listed companies that have a positive impact on the environment. We are different from funds that make their environmental contribution by only avoiding companies that harm the environment

Summit Global — Summit Global Management is a San Diego-based investment management firm with a strict Discount to Appraised Value  philosophy of securities selection, designed to achieve consistent long-term returns while minimizing risk.Our value discipline has encouraged an unrivaled, 30-year specialization in global hydrocommerce and other industries directly impacted by water. Water has historically proven to be an attractive non-cyclical opportunity, and the current reality of exploding demand coupled with diminishing supplies suggests an increasingly compelling and persistent investment theme.

Natural Green Pages- Has listing of many financial Companies and funds

Investing For The Soul Investors desiring a better world, concerned about ethics, or their spiritual development, the environment, and so on, must incorporate related values in their investing decisions. The reason for this is that when we invest in a company, (or many companies such as in a mutual fund, unit trust, ETF, etc.), we share  in the responsibility for the activities of those companies as well asparticipate  in the outcomes of their corporate actions.

Good Reading and Research 

Business Week — Tips for Investing in Green Companies

Michael Blue Jay- All Sorts of Information, with listing of Socially Responsible Funds

Stephen Leahy- Environmental Journalist-

Coop America — Strategies for Investing