A recent article in The Daily Beast featured a takedown of Jill Stein’s personal investments, in which she was accused of hypocrisy, and included the following statement: “Many critics say clean-energy and socially responsible investment funds offer a poor rate of return and should generally be avoided.”
Dr. Stein’s defense included the statement that she has “explored” more socially responsible funds but “found their investments in fracking and large-scale biofuels not much better than the non-green funds. I have not yet found the mutual funds that represent my goals of advancing the cause of people, planet, and peace.”
Jill Stein can easily be forgiven for believing what she was told about green, sustainable funds, because conventional front line investment professionals often say these things to their clients.