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Mystery Solved: Who Are 'Community Investors'?

* 25 percent said they are investing 10 percent of more of their assets in
community investing, compared to just 18 percent in 2001. Calvert Foundation makes available a
wide range of innovative financial instruments.

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These tax-enhanced accounts are
similar to individual retirement accounts and are intended to
encourage individuals to take a greater stake in their medical
spending by managing their own health-care expenses., Community investors are
individuals who accept an at- or below-market rate of return in exchange for
the opportunity to make a difference in their communities and others around
the U.

Community Investment Notes offer investors a modest interest rate (2
percent for one-, two-, and three-year notes, and 3 percent for five- seven -
and 10-year notes) and uses investor principal to create a loan portfolio that
funds affordable housing, micro-enterprise, and community development all over
the world.

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, established in 1899, is the world's oldest and most
authoritative insurance rating and information source. Community investing is also a solidly middle-
class phenomenon, with close to 75 percent earning less than $100,000 and
roughly 32 percent earning less than $50,000.

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reports at no additional cost or a combination of the PDF copies plus
all related spreadsheet files of the report data at no additional cost
from our Web site at http://www."
Other key findings of the Calvert Foundation survey included the
following:

* 56 percent reported investing 50 percent or more of their assets in SRI
versus just 40 percent in 2001. Once an investor purchases a note, Calvert Foundation performs
rigorous due diligence and then invests the funds in organizations with secure
financial positions and high social impact. These loans are provided to
portfolio participants at "soft" interest rates .

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individual investors that wish to finance opportunity in low-income
communities globally. All other issues
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* 68 percent of Calvert Foundation CI Notes investors hold post-graduate
degrees and another 29 percent with at least undergraduate education.

ABOUT CALVERT FOUNDATION
The Calvert Foundation (http://www . The Calvert Foundation receives investment capital from
individuals and institutions, and uses industry-leading due diligence to
select and manage a diversified portfolio of high social impact investments.

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enhanced with the enactment of health savings accounts in 2003 that
make the individual major -medical market more attractive to those who
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* 61 percent reported using financial advisors , which was up from 55
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Over the past 10 years, Calvert Foundation has recycled more than $250 million
in investments that have helped to create more than 110,000 jobs for low
income individuals, built or rehabilitated 6,000 affordable homes, and
financed more than 6,410 nonprofit facilities, including daycare centers,
community health clinics, and schools.

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Nonsubscribers can download a PDF copy of the full special report
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Calvert Foundation Executive Director Shari Berenbach said: "Interest in
Community Investing Notes is up over the last two years, with more assets
flowing in every day.

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Several insurance companies are either entering or re-entering the
marketplace, which will ultimately increase the level of competition
in a historically volatile business. They primarily
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$2,500. and globe.

* Areas of greatest investing for community investors are: environment
(17 percent); job creation (15 percent ); homelessness (14 percent); women's
issues (12 percent); and cooperatives (11 percent). Its Web -based information
services and philanthropic products include Community Investment Notes, the
Community Investment Profile Database, the Calvert Giving Fund, and Community
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customer service for more information, (908) 439-2200, ext. So, who are these people who defy what are normally
thought of as the "laws of gravity" governing risk/reward investment
decisions? A new Calvert Foundation survey of more than 400 of the 2,000
investors in its Community Investment (CI) Notes program provides some
interesting answers.
Community investing -- which targets individual and institutional investor
funds into such community-based programs as first-time homebuyer programs,
small business and microenterprise job creation, sustainable agriculture and
vital community services -- is on the rise, accounting for the single fastest-
growing segment of socially responsible investing (SRI), according to the 2003
SRI Trends report issued by the Social Investment Forum. As the U. The heightened interest we are seeing is an encouraging
sign of more people wanting to invest in their own communities, and in other
towns and cities around the U.

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major-medical market is evolving toward consumer-driven products as a
natural reaction to the growing number of self-employed, uninsured
people, along with a segment of the working class that can't afford
health coverage. This gives an inherent advantage to the
established companies within the individual major-medical segment,
along with the organizations entering the market that already have
scale and a capital position to survive a downward cycle. However, there will be additional
challenges for companies that have limited experience or lack
sufficient size in this ever volatile market. Best's Web site at http://www.

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individual writers are continuing to report good earnings.
Among the largest impacts on the individual market was the
introduction of health savings accounts late in 2003 with the passage
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Already there are signs
that the market is entering a downward cycle, although the
profitability to date has remained good. Best Co.
So, who are community investors? A comparison of 2005 and 2003 Calvert
Foundation surveys shows that community investors are only slightly more
female (55 percent) than male.

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