{"id":5105,"date":"2021-11-18T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneymade.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:09:35","slug":"nico-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moneymade.io\/learn\/reviews\/nico-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Review: Make a Difference on a Small Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


You don\u2019t need to be Bill Gates to get started investing for social change. If you have $100 and want to feel good about where you\u2019re putting it, Nico is here for you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By now I’m sure we’ve all heard that\u00a0ESG investing\u00a0is the future.\u00a0This may be true, but the whole concept can sometimes seem a little nebulous and hard to define. How do you know if the companies you\u2019re investing in are really living up to their espoused values? How can you tell if the money you\u2019re investing is actually making a difference? Where do you even start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way to cut through all the noise is to start small, and that\u2019s where investment platform Nico comes in. They offer the first ever neighborhood-focused real estate investment opportunity, designed to help improve the lives of people in a specific area, by focusing on environmental and social impact, diversity, and financial wellbeing. You know exactly where your money is going, and if you\u2019re a local you can even have input on the direction and governance of future investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this all sounds lovely, there are some tradeoffs to be made here. The small scale of Nico allows for transparency and focus but could also limit profitability. And if you\u2019re not a local resident you\u2019ll be missing out on some of the benefits of investing in the platform. Stick around, and in this Nico review we\u2019ll go over all the pros and cons of investing with Nico to help you decide if it\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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