How to Get Those Pesky Guns Out of Your Portfolio

Wonder where your retirement funds are tonight? Are you one of the many who fear they may be hanging out with friends of the NRA and it's cretin-in-charge, Wayne LaPierre?

Well now there's website with an easy way to find out.

Easily check if your retirement funds are invested in the gun related industries — from manufacturers like Smith & Wesson to retailers like Walmart, the largest firearms sellers in the U.S.

Just plug in the name of the fund and the site will tell you in seconds what percentage of the fund is invested in stocks tied to weapons. Then the click of a button finds other comparable funds that don’t invest in any gun stocks.

OK Mr./Ms. Socially Conscious - no more excuses. Put your money where your heart is!

Check it out here.

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