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CCCNews introduce a new Financial Column

CCCNews introduce a new Financial Column

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By David & Michelina Roth

Are you concerned about your environmental footprint? 
Do you believe in equal pay for the same job? 
Do you avoid products & services linked to forced labor (sweatshops)? 
Do you know if your retirement accounts and investments support the values that you care about?

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What do you care about?
Use this code to go through our values exercise. 
Tax season is a perfect time to review your investments - where they are invested and whether they align with your values. You’ve probably just received all your year-end statements! 

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Fair Planet Advisors, local and  independent, offer Comprehensive Financial  Planning Services so that you can "Do Well While Doing Good for People and Planet." 

We believe that all people should be able to invest in ways that align with their values, excluding things like fossil fuels and private for-profit prisons, and including clean energy, diverse representation on corporate boards and so much more, while still maintaining a fully diversified, competitive investment portfolio. 

Michelina and David Roth co-founded Fair Planet Advisors because they wanted to bring  SRI (Socially Responsible  Investing), also called ESG  (Environmental, Social, Governance) financial services to the Gorge. Working with your investments, retirement plans, college savings, insurance, etc., they take the time to find out what matters to you and design a personalized plan for financial success. 

Their initial values exercise identifies each client’s goals and helps them consider not only what they want to divest from, but also how they choose to invest in positive ways. The next steps include a full financial evaluation, a risk assessment, and culminate in a fully customized financial plan. 

SRI/ESG concepts are not new, as divestment is a powerful tool for social change. In the United States, as early as 200 years ago, people chose divestment from things like tobacco and weapons for religious reasons. In the 1960s, divestment was an effective response to global political events. Current developments have significantly improved the ability to customize a client’s portfolio to match the issues that matter to them. 

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Fair Planet Advisors is based in White Salmon with an office in Hood River. Dave, a Behavioral Financial AdvisorTM, has been in the financial industry for over 25 years, the last seven providing Comprehensive Financial Planning and Investments. Michelina joined the team two years ago bringing her passion for protecting People and Planet.

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They live in White Salmon with their three children and are thankful to call the Gorge home and to be able to participate in activities they enjoy, like hiking, camping, fishing, skiing and so much more. They are passionate about protecting our planet so that future generations can also enjoy this beautiful Earth. 
They are excited to host this column which over the next few months will delve further into SRI investing and also discuss questions like: SRI Performance Myths, Self Funding Pensions, When Can I Retire?, Is My Account Too Small? 

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David M. Roth, BFATM Financial Planner (he/him/his) 

O: 509.398.8428 | C: 541-705-7918 www.FairPlanetAdvisors.com  offered through Securities America, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory Services offered through Securities America Advisors, Inc. Fair Planet Advisors and Securities America are separate entities. 

Check the background of this firm on FINRA's BrokerCheck: www.Brokercheck.finra.org/ This site is published for residents of

the United States and is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security or product that may be referenced herein. Persons mentioned on this website may only offer services to transact business and/or respond to inquiries in states or jurisdictions in which they have been properly registered or are exempt from registration. Not all products and services referenced on this site are available in every state, jurisdiction or from every person listed.





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