<prompt> Human: Hi PF, Long time reader, first time poster. I have been saving modestly for about a year now and it is time to actually invest. I want to buy a balanced mutual fund but I dont want to support big oil or any companies that are not environmentally conscious. This is proving to be non-trivial. If you know of any portfolios that are in line with my needs, or if you can provide any advice that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance  <response>: I can totally sympathize. Your two choices are using Calvert funds which offer socially-conscious investing options. The other choice, which I eventually decided to go with, is to continue to use broad index funds and commit some approximation of the excess money you end up with due to lower fees and higher returns to supporting environmental initiatives. This will have a bigger overall positive impact than you keeping your tiny bit of investment out of oil. 