The Socially Responsible Investing Show with Mike Mullins
The Socially Responsible Investing Show, with Mike Mullins of RBC Wealth Management. Mike shows how you can discover investment opportunities in exciting new areas and strong dividend-paying companies through a socially responsible lens.
Michael Mullins is Vice President-Financial Consultant, RBC Wealth Management, Minneapolis, MN. Contact Mike at 612-371-7859 or visit his website at http://www.michaelwmullins.com.
Mike's podcasts are listed below:
Define Investing (3/6): what are the basics of investing? Interview Dr. Michael Sullivan, Chief Investment Officer, University of St. Thomas. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/defineinvesting.mp3
Define Socially Reponsible Investing (SRI) (3/13): what does SRI mean, and why? Interview Peter DeSimone, Director of Programs, Social Investment Forum, Washington DC. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/definesri.mp3
Investing in Gold (3/20): why, and when, invest in gold? Interview Stephen Walker, Director of Mining Research, RBC Capital Markets, Toronto. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/gold.mp3
Clean Water (3/27): why, and how, to invest in the emerging clean water industries? Interview Janet Engels, Director of Research, RBC Wealth Management, New York. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/cleanwater.mp3
Health Care Reform (4/3): which health industries get a boost from health care reform? Interview Janelle Nelson, Portfolio Strategist, RBC Wealth Management, Minneapolis. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/healthcare.mp3
The Results Show (4/10): summarize the last five braodcasts, discuss mutual fund investing. Interview David Quaintance, Director, Wealth Strategies, RBC Wealth Management. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/TheResultsShowI.mp3
Design Your Future (4/17): why and how to refresh your investment plans. Interview Dean Deutz, Senior Consultant, Wealth Managers Group, RBC Wealth Management. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/041710.mp3
Smart Grid (4/24): how will smart meters and the smart grid improve our (electrical) lives? Interview Stewart Bush, Director, Energy Research, RBC Capital Markets, Austin TX. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/smartgrid.mp3
A Sustainable Economy (5/1): how companies can build and maintain positive reputations by building positive ESG practices. Interview David Rodbourne, Vice President, the Center for Ethical Business Cultures, Opus School of Business, University of St. Thomas. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/Sustainable_Companies.mp3
What Fresh Water Crisis? (5/8): the importance and impact of managing runoff and river pollution. Interview Whitney Clark, Executive Director, Friends of the Mississippi River. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/Mississippi_River_Runoff.mp3
The Results Show II (5/15): summarize topics from the past four broadcasts. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/TheResultsShowII.mp3
Financial Reform (5/22): how the new financial reform bill's features will impact the financial sector. Interview Janelle Nelson, Portfolio Analyst, RBC Wealth Management, Minneapolis. Click here to listen to podcast mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/FinancialReform.mp3
Real Estate (5/29): where REITs and real estate investing fit in your green portfolio. Interview Ron Kelner CPA, Shareholder, Schechter Dokken Kanter, Minneapolis. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/RealEstate.mp3
Exchange-traded Funds (6/5): explore this high-quality, in-demand investment vehicle, good for SRI! Interview Darren Young Senior Manager, ETF Trading Desk, RBC Wealth Management.
Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/ETFs.mp3
RBC Blue Water Project (6/12): global company leads sustainable companies to aid clean water crisis. Interview John Taft, CEO, RBC-US Wealth Management; Lynn Patterson, Director of Corporate Responsibility, RBC Toronto; Peter Gove, Friends of the Mississippi River. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/RBCBlueWaterProject.mp3
Home Sweet (Sustainable) Home (6/19); how architects lead the way to sustainable home design. Interview Beverly Hauschild-Baron, Executive Vice President, American Institute of Architects-MN. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/Architects.mp3
The Results Show III (6/26): Review last five show topics, heavy emphasis on '9 Ways to Make Your Home Green'. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/TheResultsShowIII.mp3
Five Things Good Corporate Neighbors Do (7/10): is your company a good corporate neighbor? Interview Lynn Patterson, Director of Corporate Responsibility, RBC, Toronto. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/FiveThingsGoodCorporateNeighborsDo.mp3
Natural Gas(7/17): Is Natural Gas a Socially Responsible Investment? Depends. Interview Dan Smith, Senior Analyst, RBC Wealth Management. Click here to listen to the podcast
http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/NaturalGas.mp3
Three Things All Investors Need(7/24): who needs a will, a power of attorney, a health care directive? Every investor. Interview Susan Anderson, estate attorney, Hellmuth, Johnson Law Offices. Click here to listen to the podcast
http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/ThreeThingsAllInvestorsNeed.mp3
Sustainability In The Vineyard (7/31): a better of glass with the Lodi Rules. Interview Mike Wanless, Director of Research and Sustainable Winegrowing, Lodi Winegrape Commission, Lodi, CA. Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/SustainabilityInTheVineyard.mp3
Target and Accountability (8/7): Click here to listen to the podcast http://mikespodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/Target andAccountability.mp3 andAccountability.mp3
The Results Show IV (8/14): reviewing the past four broadcasts, heavy emphasis on tying each topic to broader themes: corporate behavior; investment opportunities; investment planning practices; sustainability.
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CALL-IN NUMBER: 952-946-6205
Upcoming Topics
Tune into AM950 Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. to hear Mike discuss socially responsible investing.
Align your values with your money and improve your world one ethical, socially responsible choice at a time.
Saturday, August 21: Solar Power for All Minnesotans! Three things you can do to move into the world of personal solar power energy. My guest is Lynn Hinkle, Policy Director for Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association, Twin Cities, and author of just-signed legislation to make solar energy affordable for Minnesotans.
Saturday, August 28: (broadcasting live from the Minnesota State Fair): Four Secrets All Investors Must Master. My guest is Steve Blume, Wealth Management Consultant, RBC Wealth Management, Minneapolis.
Saturday, September 4: re-broadcast of "Three Things Every Investor Must Do (wills, powers of attorney, and health care directive!), featuring Susan Anderson, estate planning attorney, Hellmuth & Johnson Law Offices, Eden Prairie, MN.
Saturday, Sept 11: Diversity in the Workplace: Can the Generations Work Together? How Sustainable Companies are Getting it Done. My guest is David Ahlers, Vice President of Human Resources, Graco Inc., Twin Cities, and Keynote Speaker, Human Resources Professionals (HRP) Spring Conference 2010.



