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    18 days ago

    Surely, if you’re the Green party leader, you would simply not invest in that particular index fund, and probably would not invest at Vanguard either. When people say you should “divest from fossil fuels”, it obviously also means taking your money out of these index funds.

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      This is literally the entire stock market, excluding US. All publicly traded companies worldwide. It’s the epitomy of the “set it and forget it” investment strategy. If you don’t know how to invest, this, coupled with VTI and a bond ETF or two, would be exactly what you would own, and nothing more.

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        18 days ago

        You would, if you don’t give a shit, yes.

        But if you’re actually fighting for a green transition, this is definitely not what you buy. Especially if you have the kind of money available to you that she has. Putting your money where your mouth is incredibly important. I don’t even know why I am repeating this — the article put it quite succinctly.

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        17 days ago

        This is also what you would invest in if you don’t want any appearance of conflict of interest with your political aspirations. Y’all gotta let this one go

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          Yeah, people here clearly do not understand that this is the most benign investment strategy that could exist.