The Best Performing Green Mutual Funds For 2009

sons who are looking to invest, Green Mutual“go green” approach; these companies do
funds are a good bet because the future isnot cause any environmentally harmful effects
heading towards a green environment and theeither and Winslow ensures that each company is
population on a whole is becoming more ecoinvestigated before investment is done. Up to
friendly. Green Energy is the production ofNovember 2009, their stocks had gone up roughly
alternative energy from natural resources; these38% and their assets valued at over 223 million
are made to be environmentally safe and usuallydollars.
include solar energy, wind energy Ocean energyThe Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund is one
and many more. When oil prices rise, you will findof the giants in the field with a large quantity of
that green energy takes over and yourinvestments from around the world; this causes
investment will have a high return, even when oilthe company to have a higher risk factor, but the
prices fall, your green mutual fund investment willCalvert Global Alternative Energy Fund is managed
still yield you long term returns. In 2009 someby persons who takes an aggressive approach to
Green mutual funds did better than others, hereinvestment, which increases the possibility of
are some of the breadwinners.higher returns. This company has majority of its
The New Alternative Fund was always consideredinvestments into renewable or alternative energy
a great long term investment company that hasand is a strong believer in environmentally friendly
its claws in to other companies all over the world.companies. The Calvert Global Alternative fund is
New Alternative only makes investment in otherallocated in three parts, referred to A, C and I
companies that are environmentally friendly andand all three went up by over 18% up to
roughly a quart of its investments are made intoNovember, with section A having an asset value
companies that produce some form of alternateof over 188 million.
energy. Up to November 2009, their stocks hadGreen energy is a constantly growing field and
gone up roughly 32% and their assets valued atmore individuals and companies are looking to get
over 260 million dollars.involved in alternative or renewable energy, in
Winslow Green Energy Growth Fund is mainly ofaddition to an overall environmentally friendly
the U.S and makes its investment into smallerawareness. Therefore investing in such a prospect
companies; this company does not invest onlyis always a good move; the oil resources are
into renewable energy, but it still takes andepleting and oil prices are generally on an upward
environmentally friendly approach to all itsincline, which usually leads to higher ROIs (returns
investment options. While some of the companieson investment) in the Green energy field.
that they invest in do not specifically have a