Let’s say you are saving for retirement and are also socially conscious.  It is quite possible that if you participate in an employer’s 401K plan, you may be supporting things that do not strike you as socially worthwhile. Many a federal worker is precisely in this situation. As pointed out by writer Ron Lieber, many people who work for the Office of the Surgeon General are exposed to tobacco stocks.

From WYPR 88.1 FM. Anirban Basu reviews retirement news.

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