Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• CONSCIENCE FUND
  
  If you prefer to invest in companies whose business practices are in keeping with your social, political, religious, or environmental values, you can buy mutual funds described as socially responsible, or conscience funds. For example, you can choose funds that put money into companies that have exceptional environmental or social records, or those that refuse to invest in the tobacco or weapons industries. Each fund explains principles it follows in its prospectus and describes the screens, or criteria, it uses to identify its investments.
  
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