Welcome to Ethical Investors

Thank you for visiting our site – we hope you will find the information useful and informative.

Since 1989, Ethical Investors has been one of the UK’s pioneers of ethical financial advice on ethical, socially responsible and environmental investment. In fact, it is all we do!  For 20 years we have specialised in providing quality ethical financial advice to all those who care about the world in which they live.

Our commitment to responsible investment is not solely confined to providing the highest quality ethical financial planning advice to individuals, charities and ethical businesses.  We are also committed to developing the ethical investment market and to ensuring that the financial products, such as ethical pensions, ethical ISAs and ethical mortgages, meet the financial and ethical needs of our clients.  Many of the largest investment companies and financial institutions seek advice from us before launching a new product or new ethical investment fund – such is our reputation in the industry.  Whilst we do have regular contact at the highest levels within the financial services industry, we never forget for whom we work – you, our clients. 

Finally, I’d like to highlight one other area that helps us stand out from all other advisers in the UK.  Ethical Investors pledges to distribute at least 50% of its own net profit to charities and good causes each year (see Profit Distribution).  Like all other advisers, our income is derived from the fees and commissions earned from the ethical investment advice offered to our clients.  We pledge to be fully open and transparent about the fees and commissions paid to us, have an open policy of capping our income, and we can still afford to donate at least 50% of our net profits each year. If other advisers pledged to do something similar, so much good could be done. Unfortunately, we are still unique in this respect. Most of the time it is great to be unique, but in this case it would make us happier if other advisers joined us in donating some of their fees and commissions.

Very best wishes,

Lee Coates, ACII, AIFP
Chartered Insurance Practitioner
Director