The Role of the Independent Ethical Financial Advisor

On this week's podcast Barry Coates, Founder, and CEO of Mindful Money welcomes Dr. Rodger Spiller, one of the pioneers of ethical investing in New Zealand. Dr. Spiller is an authorised financial advisor and is a certified Responsible Investment Adviser who has played a key role in establishing the key ethical business and investment organisations in NZ.In this podcast they discuss the birth of Ethical Investment in New Zealand in the divestment against Apartheid, and how that mirrors what we are seeing today with divestment in fossil fuels.  They also explore what an investor should look for when choosing an ethical advisor and ethical funds.