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You can avoid a company you dislike and still own it through an index fund.
You can invest in a “sustainable” fund and discover holdings you would never choose individually.
You can exclude fossil fuels and still own companies whose supply chains depend on them.
You can prioritize impact and give up liquidity, diversification, convenience, or expected return.

In this episode of the *Do Different Better Show*, Y. Elaine Rasmussen examines the real compromises involved in values-aligned investing.
We’ll look at public markets, index funds, private equity, real estate, fossil fuels, defense, big tech, healthcare, labor practices, and global supply chains—and ask a harder question than “Is this investment good or bad?”
What are you willing to own, what are you willing to tolerate, and what tradeoffs are you willing to make?
Because there is no perfect portfolio.
But there can be an intentional one.