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Shareholder Democracy Trumps Socially Responsible Investing

Because of my association with ThePanelist, Forbes.com expected me to write an article defending socially responsible investing.  I changed my focus and talked about the pros and cons of investing strategies based on virtue or vice .  I go on to discuss how strong shareholder activism can be more effective in influencing companies than selling their stocks.

And because it's Forbes, I had to include a list.  In this case I made a list of social responsible funds and one vice fund.

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