Show Notes
Booster has been a leader in providing ethical options for investors in KiwiSaver and investment funds. Their ethical funds have not only done well by avoiding damaging impacts, but they have had good returns and have been resilient in the COVID crisis. Analysis shows that the ethical funds on Mindful Money’s website, including Booster, outperformed the average for KiwiSaver funds over the past quarter. So how do they do it? This week, Barry Coates, CEO of Mindful Money, will s...
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