Compassionate Investor Gifts

'C'mon, sir - You can write me off as a bad investment.'

Prejudice/Empathy

Charities should investigate whether published reports are 'Misleadingly Positive'.

"No, those people aren't anorexic. Those people are starving."

The scales between gluttony and hunger

"And you call yourself a socially-responsible investment portfolio!"

"I feel your pain...At home in Europe I also work 14 hours a day in my factory..."

'I'm freezing...The rich list is a little thin this year.'

"You can take it with you down here - but no social conscience funds."

'But on the plus side, I felt better about owning a SUV as soon as I bought some oil stocks.'

Immigrating to the City

Street: The Magazine for Homeless People

"Luckily the days are long gone when we just labeled people as "mad"'

Unchanged … and yet completely changed. Tao Jones Indexes.

"Call me a pie-in-the-sky idealist, but I've always found it important to invest with a firm that reflects my values!"

'Greed, wrath, envy and pride closed higher today, while lust, sloth and gluttony showed losses.'

Beggars on the street.

"This is your social worker Mrs Bigworth, she's brought your care package."

"Looks very promising. Put us down for one half of one share."

'It's such a nice day. Why don't you go outside and tease another girl until she develops an eating disorder.'

"Don't - they'll just spend it on drugs."

Help - "What's in it for me?"

'Hey! Roll a mile in my shoes!'

Africa

'We put the little old lady of Threadneedle Street into a care home.'

'Our Community Mental Health Foundation has given us a grant NOT to broadcast the stock market news.'

Give To Tsunami's Victims.

"How do you expect me to have empathy for the poor and walk in your shoes when your shoes when you're not wearing any."

One in ten Minnesotans live with hunger.

"You know what I think, folks? Improving technology isn't important. Increased profits aren't important. What's important is to be warm, decent human beings."

"Thank you sir. Here is your receipt."

"I'll invest, but you must promise none of my money will go towards that Robert Mugabe."

Half a loaf is better than none..

Business men in street looking at poster, "It must be hard living in a country where the rich and the powerful completely ignore the needs of the less fortunate"

Investments: 'We now offer 'social conscience' funds and 'corporate ethics' funds'.