Social justice investors

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The kids of America’s wealthiest want to invest their way to change. But is “anti-capitalist” investing even possible? Whizy Kim (@Whizyk) explains.

Today’s episode was produced and engineered by Jon Ehrens and hosted by Adam Clark Estes.

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