COMMUNITY INVESTING
Investments directly made into a low-income or disadvantaged community via channels like credit unions, loan fund, community development banks, and microfinance institutions. It is closely tied to socially responsible investing, and also focuses on improving the economy of run-down communities through its banking services and small loans to finance businesses, non-profit groups, and housing initiatives.
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European Financial Stablisation Mechanism - EFSM
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Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
Companies generate money from borrowers and/or borrow money from creditors. Next, firms purchase assets and/or finance projects and programs. Then, ...
Ethical Investing: Knowing Human Rights and Workers` Rights
Ethical investors want to know how corporations treat people, specifically their workers. They depend on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Righ ...
Renovate or Move?
You have a well-furnished home with a garden full of flowers and plants. Imagine sharing your beautiful abode, which has four bedrooms, a kitchen, ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Principles of Trading: Automating Strategies
An automated trading system basically lets a computer to do the work of a trader by setting certain rules for entering and exiting trades. That com ...
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