Maybe We Don't Want Our Investments to Grow (Much)

It’s assumed that we want our investments to grow. But wanting our own portfolios to grow and grow does not reconcile with being stewards of a planet that has limits, or living inside of her community of life—instead of above it. Seeking a new approach to investing is part of OneEarth living. However, since everyone with a pension is counting on growth of investments, we go against our own self-interest if we opt for anything less than a growing portfolio. Or do we? I’m proposing here that growing our portfolio can actually be going against our self-interest. Other than hedging on cost of living, growth does not fit as a strategy for this planet at the moment.

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