Faith-based Investing: Investing with purpose
Faith-based investing stems from a deep conviction: money can and should serve the common good. Investing is not merely a way to grow wealth; it is an opportunity to help build a more just and human economy grounded in Catholic values in investing.
Catholic investing begins with a simple truth: we are not the ultimate owners of our assets but stewards called to manage them faithfully, prudently, and generously. Every financial decision becomes a moral act, because every dollar invested supports a productive activity — for better or worse.
Thus, to invest faithfully is to ask: where is my money working? Am I supporting companies that uphold human dignity, family, and creation, or am I unknowingly financing those that go against these same principles?
Ethical investing and coherence with faith
Ethical investing is about coherence. It’s not only about avoiding harm but about promoting good — investing in businesses that protect life, foster justice, and promote human development. This transforms socially responsible investing into a genuine act of faith lived out in the marketplace.
Rooted in the Church’s Social Teaching, this vision reminds us that economics has a moral dimension. Money is a means to serve the common good, and faith-based investing becomes a concrete way to bear witness to one’s faith — even through financial decisions.
Technology serving faith: Altum App and Altum Explorer
To achieve this alignment, Altum has developed professional investing tools designed to help investors make informed, faith-consistent choices.
Altum Explorer is a stock screening tool that evaluates thousands of listed companies worldwide, ranking them by their compatibility with Catholic teaching. Its rigorous methodology enables investors to detect when a company violates Church principles and find compliant alternatives.
Meanwhile, Altum App is tailored for individual investors seeking an intuitive and accessible way to assess whether their portfolios are aligned with their faith.
Together, these platforms empower both institutions and individuals to create portfolios that embody Catholic investing — ethical, transparent, and professionally managed.
Faithful investing: profitability with purpose
To invest faithfully does not mean sacrificing financial returns but infusing them with purpose. Faith-based investing shows that responsibility, integrity, and profitability can coexist when guided by the Gospel.
When your faith and finances are aligned, you live with coherence and conviction, contributing to the common good through the companies you support.
At Altum Faithful Investing, we believe investing should be faithful — faithful to the person, faithful to the Gospel, and faithful to the values that give meaning to our economic life.
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