Smokefree Movies’ partner As You Sow has a great — free — online tool, Tobacco Free Funds, that tells you if your retirement account is funding cigarettes or tobacco-filled movies.
As You Sow built this database because nearly half of American households own mutual funds – usually in a retirement account, like 401(k) or IRA. But few of us know how our mutual funds affect the world or reflect our values.
Well, now it’s easy. Here’s how it works:
• Use Tobacco Free Funds to see if mutual funds you own are funding tobacco.
• To find cleaner, tobacco-free alternatives, talk to your 401k administrator.
• Sign the petition urging media companies to take smoking out of youth-rated movies.
Tobacco investments carry real financial risks. The CDC report that tobacco depictions risk a million lives among today's young audiences. But media companies keep finding excuses to put smoking on screen.
Take control of your investments and keep them from going up in smoke — for your own future and for the next generation of kids. Start with this 2-minute video.
(Contributed by As You Sow, a non-profit leader in shareholder advocacy)