investment funds

For some time, investors who wanted to put their money where their morals were have chosen socially responsible investing -- steering their cash away from firms whose practices they disapproved of. Now comes impact investing, which uses invested funds to solve social or environmental goals and earn competitive returns, too.

A joint venture between Tom Barrack's Colony Capital LLC and Cogsville Group LLC won the bidding for a portfolio of distressed real-estate loans auctioned off by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The two companies will purchase a 40% stake in a $1.85 billion portfolio of commercial-property...

With Christmas and New Year's just days away, WalletPop hopes to spread some holiday cheer. Here are answers to some of your questions to help usher in 2010 on the right financial footing. Question: We're retirees age 70 and older holding an IRA rollover. In 2010, will we have to take money/stock...

An article in The Wall Street Journal looks at the changing face of socially responsible investing.Socially responsible investment funds generally use screens to avoid stocks that they perceive as being objectionable: alcohol and tobacco companies, along with weapons manufacturers are generally...