Originally Posted by
zippered
ick. just got back from my first ever 'investment' meeting. i never even considered RRSP's until it became part of my employment contract. riding home all i could think about was "there's no such thing as ethical investing, there's no such thing as ethical investing..." so much of what i do is all about opting out of the market system, and now i own stocks and bonds?! ick
I can understand this concern. I don't have a soul, so I don't worry about ethics, but if I did it would be hard to do anything.
I've suggested to others in this position that you invest in 'good' stocks, and donate 50% of your earnings to a charity you like. But since it's in your RRSP you can't really do that.
You could likely keep the money in a GIC and make no real money but at least it would be somewhat ethical.