Beware of greenwashing: Deceptive sustainability

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We are receiving more and more requests for sustainable investments. Even so, not every fund or ETF that is designated as sustainable is 100% green. Green is not always green, but green sells better. Many corporations take advantage of this. More and more companies present their products as environmentally friendly as possible in order to sell them more expensively. This eco-trick is known as “greenwashing”. We find the best examples of this at the well-known large corporations such as Apple, Amazon or Nestle, which make profit worldwide with their supposed environmental friendliness. McDonald’s is also one of the greenwashing candidates.
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Best open real estate funds (worldwide)

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The acquisition of real estate is not only associated with risks such as the loss of rental income, but also with possible renovation and repair costs, insurance premiums and fluctuations in returns. In addition, not everyone is financially able to purchase a property directly. Purchasing real estate is associated with high costs, especially in large cities. Anyone who has decided against buying real estate and still wants to benefit from the real estate boom should consider real estate funds as an attractive alternative to direct investments. Investors’ capital is broadly diversified and invested in land and real estate. In this
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Best medium-term mixed fund (worldwide)

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Mixed funds enjoy worldwide popularity. This asset class is also often found in the investment portfolios of German investors. Every year billions flow into the products that mix stocks, real estate and bonds and thus promise greater security. Unlike a pure equity fund, mixed funds (mixed securities funds) invest in several asset classes. A mixed fund can invest in bonds, money market stocks, commodities, precious metals, real estate and, of course, stocks as well. The mix ratio depends on the respective fund strategy. The fund management of a mixed fund can flexibly adjust the weighting of the asset classes as
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