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HIP = Human Impact + Profit = The New Fundamentals of Investing

HIP Investor Inc., an investment adviser and portfolio manager, provides institutions, individuals, families and foundations - and their advisers - with: * IMPACT INVESTING: Integrate 'impact' with targets for risk, return and liquidity. *  HIP RATINGS: Score your holdings and companies for impact across all asset classes. * HIP ADVICE: Allocate to seek more Human Impact + Profit. * HIP PORTFOLIOS:  Invest in Global Sustainability Portfolios -- including the QCRD and HIP 100.

INVEST TODAY in Global Sustainability with HIP-managed Portfolios

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THE QCRD Global Sustainability 100 PORTFOLIO
The QCRD Global Sustainability 100 Portfolio is based on the NASDAQ OMX index, and is an equal-weighted portfolio of mega-, large- and mid-cap firms that are leaders in reporting and results of environmental, social and governance metrics, based on CRD Analytics SmartView 360.   For the first time, via HIP Investor, you can add this managed account to your portfolio. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE - and how you can invest in this portfolio

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...and also ... hip_logo_small The Original HIP 100 PORTFOLIO: A Substitute for Your S&P 100 Allocation PERFORMANCE of the HIP 100 Portfolio  (Net of Fees) Figures are cumulative, not-annualized and unaudited
Timeframe HIP 100 S&P 100 HIP Over By:
Since Inception* + 27.11% + 24.59% +2.52%
First Year** + 13.41% + 9.37% +4.04%
2010 Year*** + 12.69% +10.88% +1.81%
2011 Y-T-D *** -   1.25% +  0.12% - 1.37%
* Cumulative since HIP 100's inception date of 7/30/2009 until 10/31/2011.  ** First year performance is 7/30/2009 to 7/31/2010. *** Calendar year ending 2010, as of 12/31/2010; year-to-date 2011 ending 10/31/2011. **** Fees allocated to month but collected quarterly in advance.
Actual net-of-fees results since inception of the model HIP 100 Portfolio and the S&P 100 indexed portfolio.  Percentages include reinvested dividends and stock splits, and each deducts fees and trading costs quarterly based on a $100,000 beginning balance at the inception date. Past results are not indicative of future performance.
Disclosure and Assumptions: The HIP Portfolio results represent the results of actual trading since inception by means of the application of a model, assuming a $100,000 beginning portfolio. Client results may differ depending on the size of account, timing of trading and reinvestment of dividends.  There are inherent limitations of showing composite portfolio performance based on model results. Unlike actual client-performance records (which can vary by client), model results cannot accurately reflect the effect of material economic or market factors on the price of the securities, and therefore, results may be over or under-stated due to the impact of these factors. Since model results do not represent actual client-specific trading and may not accurately reflect the impact of material economic and market factors, it is unknown what effect these factors might have had on HIP's decision making if HIP Investor were actually reporting client portfolios. During the period for which model results are shown, securities of U.S. companies have generally been rising, and the model returns are partly a function of this market environment. If this environment were to change materially, the model results portrayed by HIP would, in all likelihood, reflect results different from those portrayed.

The HIP 100 and S&P 100 results include reinvested dividends or interest, and results are net-of-fees as a client would have paid to HIP on a quarterly basis in advance for advisory fees and brokerage costs. During the period for which model results are shown, HIP has maintained the same investment strategies and advisory services as those that HIP  offers to clients. There is potential for loss as well as for profits. It should not be assumed that the recommendations made in the future will be profitable or will equal the performance of the securities in the portfolio. The S&P index is shown as a general market indicator and is not available for direct investment. Tax consequences have not been considered. Investments are managed by HIP Investor Inc as the investment adviser via separately managed accounts at FOLIOfn or at Charles Schwab Institutional. This is not an offer of securities.

NASDAQ®, OMX®, NASDAQ OMX®, and NASDAQ OMX CRD Global SustainabilitySM Index, are registered trademarks, trade names and service marks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by HIP Investor Inc. The Product/Portfolio(s) have not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability.  The Product/Portfolio(s) are not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations.  The Corporations make no warranties and bear no liability with respect to the product/portfolio(s).

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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"Vice vs. Nice" - Watch the Debate Debate Panel-viceVsNice CLICK HERE to watch the 68-minute Oxford-style debate at Commit! Forum on September 26, 2011 (FREE signup required; password received in email) MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE DEBATE

Joyce Hanson of Advisor One writes "Doing good versus making money—that was the topic at the Javits Center in New York. In a sometimes feisty Oxford-style debate, portfolio managers and professors sparred over whether socially responsible investment has any business contributing to—or subtracting from—a company’s bottom line..." READ the September 29, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

GREEN OR GREENWASHING? Jeri Klein of Financial Advisor magazine READ the October 5, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

WSJ Logo WALL STREET JOURNAL JAPAN Ms. Misako Hida of The Wall Street Journal Japan edition READ the October 14, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

forbes_home_logo FORBES.COM Aman Singh of Forbes.com READ the September 15, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

TRIPLE PUNDIT Raz Godelnik of Triple Pundit READ the October 5, 2011 FULL FEATURE HERE

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"Ethical Businesses With a Better Bottom Line"

Tina Rosenberg of The New York Times writes, "The San Francisco-based investment firm HIP (Human Impact + Profit) Investor Inc. measures 20 or 30 different indicators that rarely show up in a company’s balance sheet but that HIP contends are leading indicators of higher profits..." READ THE APRIL 2011 NEW YORK TIMES' FULL FEATURE HERE.

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"Green" Investing Strategies Growing

Can investment portfolios that prioritize ecological benefits and energy efficiency exceed the market's performance?  Paul Sullivan of The New York Times profiles HIP Investor, Portfolio 21 and other investment managers where "green" and "gain" are possible.

READ THE SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW YORK TIMES' FULL FEATURE HERE.  

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Socially Responsible Investing 2.0

Do companies with 'higher' purposes do better than those with a singular profit motive?   By Nanette Byrnes (author of www.Portfolioist.com)
"R. Paul Herman has built a new model for socially responsible  investing. One aimed at market-beating performance. ..." READ THE MORNINGSTAR FULL FEATURE HERE: (free subscription may be required) or THE ORIGINAL HERE

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