Day 23 | [Fossil] Free Your Funds

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Gifts to the Future

“Your retirement plan may be fueling the climate crisis. But it doesn’t have to.” – As You Sow

If you’re lucky enough to have a 401(k), IRA, 529 or other investments, you probably invest in fossil fuels. Don’t like what that means in terms of risk (not to mention, for the future)? Check out these AsYouSow.org research tools:

Fossil Free Funds

FossilFreeFunds.org shows where your money is directly exposed. You can also use it to find the “least bad” fund options available in your holdings. They also grade how much popular index funds expose you to fossil fuel stocks.

Invest Your Values

Invest Your Values tracks this info across entire corporate retirement plans. It’s shocking to see how badly exposed employees’ retirement savings are at the 38 brands they follow. They’re graded brands from Adobe, Airbnb, Amazon, Apple, and Bloomberg to Tesla, TJX, Vertex, Visa and Whole Foods.

It’s especially weird how many of the brands that act climate friendly don’t protect employees’ retirements.

Talk to your employer about changing this.

Happy Festivus!

FUND | On Fridays we’ll talk about some smart money moves you should look into #GiftsToTheFuture – tiny holiday tips to give a better future to all

Information is for educational and informational purposes only, is not financial or professional advice

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Bring your loved ones together this holiday season to give #GiftsToTheFuture. Each day on the way to welcoming the new year, we'll share a little something you can do to help make it (and many years that follow) better for those you love. enough.co/gifts-to-the-future

How you earn, spend, save, and invest can grow climate solutions faster. Let's work on it together?

Laura Fitton, Founder

Laura Fitton, Founder

Founder, Advisor, and Speaker

I founded enough.co to explain and evangelize market-driven shifts that can bring speed and scale to the climate fight.

My approach merges my environmental science and policy degree with my expertise as a tech CEO/Founder, growth executive, author, speaker, and recognized trailblazer.

My research on environment and justice is published in Science and by the Center for Policy Alternatives, and I've spoken at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, and a great many conferences.