Faith-based and ESG investing apps: how to align your money with your values in 2025

Faith-based and moral-value investing is on the rise with convenient apps because where there is demand, there is supply.

Not all investors deep-dive into their retirement accounts to know exactly what they support, and some are surprised to discover they own stock in porn.

Chris McMahon, founder of MFA Wealth, investigated broad mutual funds and exchange-traded funds for Catholic institutions.

The Aug. 21, 2025, article on Religion News Service shares, “McMahon also said 80% of Catholic institutions he works with had investments with RCI Hospitality Holdings, a Houston-headquartered company that operates strip clubs and adult entertainment media, through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. For example, he said one diocese learned that four of its funds included businesses involved in pornography.”

The Good Investor offers an app to screen investment opportunities. Its website states, “The first step toward investing in the good is avoiding the bad. We never want to profit from addiction, abuse, or the destruction of life. Download the papers below to learn about the human costs of these industries.”

Inspire Insight is mobile friendly to search by ticker, company or fund name.

Altum Explorer was originally designed for Catholics and has broadened its user base.

eValuator offers a free trial period.

McMahon offers a Faith & Finance score on investment portfolios to determine which investments may conflict with Catholic values.

Not spiritual? Check out environmental, social, and governance (ESG) platforms to screen investment opportunities.

MSCI ESG Manager’s Business Involvement Screening Research states on its website that it identifies “global publicly-traded companies involved in activities such as the production of controversial weapons, tobacco products, or those that violate religious screening mandates such as Catholic or Islamic Values. It also allows investors to divest from companies that violate legislative mandates that prohibit investment in companies that operate in Sudan, Iran etc.”

MSCI ESG Ratings offers global ESG scoring.

Clarity AI is AI-driven ESG analysis.

RepRisk focuses on ESG controversy tracking.

Morningstar Sustainability provides fund ESG ratings.

Sustainalytics is ESG risk assessment platform.

Datia offers ESG portfolio insights.

Esganalytics.io has Real-time ESG data.

ETF.com ESG Ratings compares ETF ESG.

Interactive Brokers IMPACT is an ESG brokerage dashboard.

Wealthsimple ESG is a values-based investing platform.

OpenInvest builds custom ESG portfolios.

Betterment ESG has automated ESG investing.

M1 Finance ESG is for DIY ESG portfolios.

MSCI Climate Search evaluates climate-risk.

ESGranker offers free ESG rankings.

Thoughtful investments made now can grow over time while reflecting your values, giving your money purpose and potential for a kinder world.

Dec. 31, 2025

Stephanie M. Sellers

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