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1.
People who choose socially responsible investing funds are motivated by the same issues.
False. The issues that drive SRI investors vary greatly. For example, one investor may place great value on diversity in the workplace, while another may not.
2.
The average socially responsible investing fund's costs are _______.
More than the average non-SRI fund's. These funds are often smaller than non-SRI funds and therefore don't enjoy the same economies of scale. Further, some SRI funds charge higher management fees, taking into account the added costs of SRI screening and research.
3.
Because of their ethical criteria, socially responsible funds outperform the average mutual fund.
False. The results are not uniform. While some funds do outperform the average, there are many that either match it or do worse.
4.
A socially responsible investing fund _______.
Might own an oil company. Although generally considered to be unfriendly to the environment, an oil company could be held in an environmentally concerned SRI fund if that fund takes a relative approach. That's why it's important to understand how a fund's screens work.
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A socially responsible investing fund might engage in shareholder activism within companies it owns because _______.
It wants to change policies it disagrees with. A perfectly ethical company is a rarity; thus, a SRI fund might use activism to mold its companies to its wishes.
