4 Stocks Building a Better Future

It's easy to find companies that are stuck in the past and couldn't care less about building a brighter future. Some of those companies, such as tobacco producers, are trapped in secular declines and can only resort to price hikes, layoffs, buybacks, and dividends to appease investors.

Meanwhile, certain tech companies are actively ushering in a darker future in which massive e-commerce platforms reign supreme, social networking platforms spread misinformation and reinforce confirmation bias, and AI algorithms and cloud services render many jobs obsolete.

It can be hard to avoid investing in these types of companies since they include some of the biggest names in the S&P 500. But if we dig deeper, it's easy to find companies that are still building brighter futures for both their users and investors. Here are four companies that fit that bill.

Source Fool.com