How Investments/IRA’s can and often do add to racism and segregation.

All investments are suspect. Money eventually takes over and ethics get whittled away. As a former employee of the Univ. of Maryland European Division we were offered a deal with TIAA-Cref. The University more than matched our contributions so many of us got on board. Later, my new partner was also in education and I talked her into transferring her Morgan Stanley account to TIAA. TIAA is a non-profit and even has a social choice plan. Over time we discovered, more and more the hidden problems with investing and slowly got out. Now, all I have is a small ‘guaranteed’ portion which still has 2 years left. Then I will be done. This latest report is the usual long Atlantic Monthly editorial and I doubt few will read it (but I know one who might). It highlights what has happened in Mississippi and how even the most respected organization can be guilty. [theatlantic.com]