Natural Investing for Personal and Social Well-Being
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July/August 1999
By Hal Brill, Jack A. Brill and Cliff Feigenbaum
Community Investing. This rapidly emerging branch of Natural Investing is especially useful for getting your money into the hands of grass-roots programs and economically marginalized people, locally or globally. Community Investing initiatives include affordable housing, small business lending, targeted investment in both urban and rural areas of the United States, and microenterprise development throughout the world. It is an excellent way to put savings to work and provide a “hand up” to those who need access to capital.
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