Monthly Archives: July 2009

Blood Money on Wall Street

By Eric Cohen | Published: July 9, 2009

Published by the Wall Street Journal. U.S. Fund Companies Need to Take a Stronger Stand for Human Rights By DAVID WEIDNER If there’s anything in life more important than money, it’s how we treat our fellow men and women in this world.Given the choice, we would reject profiting from criminal […]

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Vanguard’s shame

By Eric Cohen | Published: July 3, 2009

Published by Marc Gunther. Harvard, Yale and Stanford did it. So did the pension funds of 27 states, including California and New York. And investment firm TIAA-CREF. So why won’t Vanguard, the big mutual fund company, agree to use its influence to get big companies to stop supporting the genocide […]

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Vanguard Shareholders Vote on Genocide-free Investing Proposal

By Eric Cohen | Published: July 2, 2009

Voters misled by Vanguard’s statement of opposition says IAG’s Cohen Boston, MA – July 2, 2009 – At today’s Vanguard shareholders meeting, results were announced on votes cast by millions of Vanguard customers on adopting a policy to prevent Vanguard from investing their savings in companies that substantially contribute to […]

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