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The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in

December 16, 2009 Socially responsible investing

The idea of sustainability has been embraced enthusiastically by some businesses and rejected by others. The first wave of corporate converts to sustainability was perhaps driven by a public relations crisis, regulatory pressures or the founder’s personal passion. The next wave, however, requires different drivers if it is to build a critical mass for corporate [...]

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The Green Building Revolution

December 5, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “Jerry Yudelson’s great gift is his ability to take gobs of complex information about green building, process it, and make it readable and useful for a wide and diverse universe of stakeholders. He is green building’s biggest cheerleader.” (Robert Cassidy editor-in-chief, Building Design+Construction 20080102)”The Green Building Revolution is a valuable primer that covers the [...]

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The Green Building Bottom Line

November 28, 2009 Socially responsible investing

What are the real costs and real benefits of building green? As any builder knows, cost estimation and reality are often two very different things. The Green Building Bottom Line makes the case for green building by providing the insights and data that demonstrate the true costs and benefits of building green. It’s a “why [...]

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The Dividend Rich Investor: Building Wealth with High-Quality, Dividend-Paying Stocks

November 25, 2009 Dividend Stocks

Standard & Poor’s official word on dividend-rich investing–now completely updated with 1997 data. This invaluable resource distills Standard & Poor’s successful dividend investment philosophy into a user-friendly guide for the individual investor. the authors, both editors of Standard & Poor’s high-rated investment newsletter, The Outlook, tell readers why dividends are a vital part of the [...]

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The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World: How to Turn Your Good Intentions into Actions that Make a Difference

November 21, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review ?The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World helps idealists of all ages to assess and identify their interests and motivations, and provides the tools, strategies, and inspiration to become engaged and active citizens.? ?Jon McConnell, Associate Director for Public Service Education, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University ?Given the explosion of interest [...]

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Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building

November 2, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of [...]

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Managing Concentrated Stock Wealth: An Adviser’s Guide to Building Customized Solutions

October 30, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “An engrossing book on an important subject for any financial planner with high-asset clients . . . (an) excellent book.” — Estate Planning magazine, February 2006″Essential for helping clients navigate the return, risk, tax, legal, charitable, and psychological issues that come with concentrated wealth.” — Paul Solli, Partner, Aperio Group LLC”I have been referring [...]

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Beyond Success: Building a Personal, Financial, and Philanthropic Legacy

September 29, 2009 Socially responsible investing

You’ve worked hard to achieve financial success, and now you want to leave a legacy. You want to know how others like you have made a positive impact with their time and assets. You want to safeguard your money, help others, and do the best for your children-without ruining their motivation to make their own [...]

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The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio

September 14, 2009 Stock investing

Review The Four Pillars of Investing offers a comprehensive, incisive and pithy treatment of the issues. — Barron’s; May 27, 2002 Sound, sensible advice from a hero to frustrated investors everywhere William Bernstein’s The Four Pillars of Investing gives investors the tools they need to construct top-returning portfolios­­without the help of a financial adviser. In [...]

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Living Above the Store: Building a Business That Creates Value, Inspires Change, and Restores Land and Community–How One Family Business Transformed Itself … Using Sustainable Management Practices

September 13, 2009 Socially responsible investing

Review “Living Above the Store breaks the mold on business writing. This is a tale of three generations of the Melaver family, the purported end of the world, and the true nature of enterprise. It is a book about the greening of business to be sure, but it is literature first, brilliant disquisitions and narratives [...]

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The First Book of Investing, Fully Revised 3rd Edition: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Wealth Safely

September 11, 2009 Stock investing

Review In the revised second edition of The First Book of Investing: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Wealth Safely, financial advisor Samuel Case starts with a simple but substantial overview of today’s major investment opportunities designed for readers who know absolutely nothing about the various alternatives available. He then guides the former novice through [...]

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Becoming an Investor: Building Wealth by Investing in Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds

August 26, 2009 Stock investing

ReviewBecoming An Investor is urgently recommended, essential reading for participants in today’s volatile stock and bond markets… — Midwest Book Review Becoming An Investor: Building Wealth By Investing In Stocks, Bonds, And Mutual Funds gives you practical knowledge and insight that will help you protect and grow your investment portfolio. By reading Becoming An Investor [...]

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The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar’s Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market

July 28, 2009 Stock investing

Review Not long ago, MagicDiligence reviewed Mary Buffett and David Clark’s Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statem…… and concluded that, while possibly useful for beginners, experienced stock investors would dismiss the book as simplistic and adding nothing new. The review also mentioned that a good alternative for more experienced investors looking to add [...]

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