Hello all,
I'm wondering if perhaps you can give some guidance.
My fiance and I are quite the aspiring moustachians, though we live in NYC for the next year, which makes it quite difficult. We rarely, if ever, go out to eat, go out for coffee, our big indulgence is CrossFit, we bike and walk most of the time, etc. We are very interested in true environmental causes, such as spending our money supporting local farmers, (even though...bloody hell, grass-fed local meat is dear!) and would like to soon start our own small farm to grow our own food and raise our own meat.
In a twist of fate, a relative died 10 years ago and left me a small fortune, particularly by moustachian standards. It's been beautifully invested, and has, in spite of paying for college education and numerous other medical and educational expenses, gone up by 20%.
Only recently have I begun to be very curious how the money is invested. Most of it is invested in Blackrock, but it is also invested in Japan Tobacco, Philip Morris, and several energy companies. Now, I know Moustachians are highly engaged with Vanguard, which I imagine also would invest in non SRI stocks. What do you do to make sure your money isn't going to support further reliance on oil and tobacco? Is there a middle ground? It seems so hypocritical to not buy new clothes because of the environmental impact, and yet invest money in companies that pump out oil by the millions of gallons.
Any guidance would be most appreciated.