Originally Posted by
iherald
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.
aw, i find it hard to believe you have no soul!
if i could pick and choose specific companies or enterprises, it wouldn't be such a big deal. unfortunately because it's such a small "portfolio" (trying to learn the lingo) i have no choices. all i can decide is the split between equity and fixed. i just don't understand how my employer gives me money that the government will write off in order to be a stockholder some foreign company that exploits it's workers who may then end up fleeing to canada and then needing to be a client of the agency that i work for that gives me money to etc etc.
+ 1 for shants.
- 1 for cops who aren't on duty but feel the need to tell you they're cops so they can threaten you with a ticket "next time".