| sons who are looking to invest, Green Mutual | | | | go green approach; these companies do |
| funds are a good bet because the future is | | | | not cause any environmentally harmful effects |
| heading towards a green environment and the | | | | either and Winslow ensures that each company is |
| population on a whole is becoming more eco | | | | investigated before investment is done. Up to |
| friendly. Green Energy is the production of | | | | November 2009, their stocks had gone up roughly |
| alternative energy from natural resources; these | | | | 38% and their assets valued at over 223 million |
| are made to be environmentally safe and usually | | | | dollars. |
| include solar energy, wind energy Ocean energy | | | | The Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund is one |
| and many more. When oil prices rise, you will find | | | | of the giants in the field with a large quantity of |
| that green energy takes over and your | | | | investments from around the world; this causes |
| investment will have a high return, even when oil | | | | the company to have a higher risk factor, but the |
| prices fall, your green mutual fund investment will | | | | Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund is managed |
| still yield you long term returns. In 2009 some | | | | by persons who takes an aggressive approach to |
| Green mutual funds did better than others, here | | | | investment, which increases the possibility of |
| are some of the breadwinners. | | | | higher returns. This company has majority of its |
| The New Alternative Fund was always considered | | | | investments into renewable or alternative energy |
| a great long term investment company that has | | | | and 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 other | | | | allocated in three parts, referred to A, C and I |
| companies that are environmentally friendly and | | | | and all three went up by over 18% up to |
| roughly a quart of its investments are made into | | | | November, with section A having an asset value |
| companies that produce some form of alternate | | | | of over 188 million. |
| energy. Up to November 2009, their stocks had | | | | Green energy is a constantly growing field and |
| gone up roughly 32% and their assets valued at | | | | more 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 of | | | | addition to an overall environmentally friendly |
| the U.S and makes its investment into smaller | | | | awareness. Therefore investing in such a prospect |
| companies; this company does not invest only | | | | is always a good move; the oil resources are |
| into renewable energy, but it still takes an | | | | depleting and oil prices are generally on an upward |
| environmentally friendly approach to all its | | | | incline, which usually leads to higher ROIs (returns |
| investment options. While some of the companies | | | | on investment) in the Green energy field. |
| that they invest in do not specifically have a | | | | |