💸 Money Cheat Sheet: 6 Facts About Impact Investing

This week’s money mood: Making an impact

This time of year, many of us are thinking about how we can do more to make the world a better place. At Ellevest, we believe in the powerful act of putting our money where our values are.

But it’s not just about how and where we spend our money (although of course that’s important, too). You can also drive change by being intentional with how you invest your money. Here are some resources to help you learn more.

To a better world for all of us,

Deedi Brown, she/her
Senior Editor

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The 411 on impact investing

Want to learn more about impact investing in less than five minutes? Here are six fun-but-make-it-quick facts about the investing strategy you just might be looking for.

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Next: gender-lens investing

Gender-lens takes impact investing one step further. Here’s a non-jargony explanation of what it is and why it matters. (It’s not just about the warm-and-fuzzy feelings!)

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im∙pact in∙vest∙ing

Investing in a way that’s intended to generate both financial returns and positive, measurable, social or environmental impact.

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The new new “Investing Part 2” workshop

This updated workshop is all about you and your portfolio. You’ll learn all about impact investing, how taxes work with investing, and other ways to make your portfolio yours.

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Core values first, big decisions second

We made this worksheet to help you reflect on what you value (the reasons behind your everyday choices) and the impact you'd like to have with your money. Journal it out.

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Why would you want to invest for impact?

As always, Sallie has an answer — and an example. Listen to her insights in this episode of Ask Sallie.

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$$ win of the week

“I spent all of college building my resume with unpaid internships in the arts. Earlier this week, I was offered a role at a local non-profit arts organization and today I successfully negotiated my hourly wage to grab an extra $5/hour. As Ellevest says, Ask 👏 for 👏 more. 👏"

— Maria, an Elle Raiser from New York, NY

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Sweet dreams are made of … plans

An Ellevest CFP® pro can help you figure out how to make your big (and small) dreams possible.

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💸 Money Cheat Sheet: 6 Facts About Impact Investing

This week’s money mood: Making an impact

The 411 on impact investing

Next: gender-lens investing

im∙pact in∙vest∙ing

The new new “Investing Part 2” workshop

Core values first, big decisions second

Why would you want to invest for impact?

$$ win of the week

Sweet dreams are made of … plans

Invest toward a better world with impact investing!

This week’s newsletter was brought to you while wondering where the comma goes. Forward it to your friends who are word nerds.

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