A $10,000 dollar investment in Equal Exchange 10 years ago would be worth around $16,400 today (assuming dividends were reinvested). A $10,000 investment in the S&P 500 or Dow? Somewhat less. Perhaps $9,000.
Maybe slow and steady really does win the race? Over 20 years I’d take that bet.
Actually, I already have made that bet, [...]
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I’m Just Saying
Posted in business model, investing, news on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Coffee Cupping – breaking the crust
Posted in SRI, coffee, investors, news on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two weeks ago, we did a coffee cupping at the offices of our friends and investors Trillium Asset Management. I joined Alistair, and Beth Ann and Mike from our Quality Control team, for a two-hour tasting.
Thinking about coffee cupping with Brokers and Bankers, I didn’t expect everything to be very relaxed and open. Yet beginning [...]
A Social Capitalist Award – for us
Posted in awards, business model, capital, news on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in April, I went to Washington, D.C., to collect a Social Capitalist Award presented by Fast Company. There were 10 for-profit companies and 35 non-profits that met the Award’s criteria: check them out. Two of our financial friends, Calvert Foundation and Root Capital, were also winners.
The Award has been around for five years, but [...]
Across 20 years, and now?
Posted in business model, investing, our story, our vision, welcome on May 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
First, a quick introduction. I’m Rob Everts, one of Equal Exchange’s co-presidents and a first-time guest blogger. Welcome to our new blog.
Two decades ago we started engaging Americans in how their food overseas was sourced and committed to building an alternative vision of international trade from the prevailing “race to the bottom.” [...]
Our CD, loved by farmers and bankers alike
Posted in investing, news, the EE CD on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So it’s oldish news, but this is a new blog, so below are a few links to articles about our innovative Equal Exchange CD (certificate of deposit). Offered through Wainwright bank, it’s a simple direct way to invest $1,000 or more in Equal Exchange and Fair Trade, and receive a competitive rate of interest. Farmers [...]
Down, Down, Up, Down it goes …
Posted in EE shares, SRI, business model, dividends on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
… where it’ll end, no one knows.
Do the recent stock market undulations make you yearn for a different type of stock?
A stock that can steadily transform the world for good and put a nice consistent dividend in your pocket. One whose value isn’t yanked around by fear or avarice. One whose value is linked to [...]
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This blog is about investing in Equal Exchange, cooperatives, and fair trade. It's both for the curious and for our current investment community. It's about how our coins, yours and mine, can forge our common wealth. Archives
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