ETF Trends
06-13-2008, 05:10 PM
ETF Trends - Keeping a Grip on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/06/13/180737564.jpeg Exchange traded fund (ETF) investors have an opportunity to dive into potential streaming water revenues as we face a global water shortage.
The 6.67 billion, and growing, world population which can only thrive with an ample supply of water, is using up resources at a rapid pace, causing supplies to trickle. Joanne Von Alroth for Investor's Business Daily (http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=28&issue=20080612) reports that while 70% of the world is covered with water, only 2% is fresh water, safe for human consumption.
California has already entered "drought" status and several Chinese cities have water shortages. Water prices are showing this trend, as they have jumped 27% in the past five years.
ETFs to help you get your feet wet, as they invest in companies that give exposure to areas such as utilities, water treatment companies, pipe makers and bottled water producers. These companies work toward making more water usable for human consumption.
PowerShares Water Resource (PHO (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pho))
Claymore S&P Global Water (CGW (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cgw))
First Trust ISE Water (FIW (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fiw)) http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/06/13/waterchart.png
complete story here... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/etftrends-feed/~3/311370740/water---tisha.html)
http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/06/13/180737564.jpeg Exchange traded fund (ETF) investors have an opportunity to dive into potential streaming water revenues as we face a global water shortage.
The 6.67 billion, and growing, world population which can only thrive with an ample supply of water, is using up resources at a rapid pace, causing supplies to trickle. Joanne Von Alroth for Investor's Business Daily (http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=28&issue=20080612) reports that while 70% of the world is covered with water, only 2% is fresh water, safe for human consumption.
California has already entered "drought" status and several Chinese cities have water shortages. Water prices are showing this trend, as they have jumped 27% in the past five years.
ETFs to help you get your feet wet, as they invest in companies that give exposure to areas such as utilities, water treatment companies, pipe makers and bottled water producers. These companies work toward making more water usable for human consumption.
PowerShares Water Resource (PHO (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pho))
Claymore S&P Global Water (CGW (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cgw))
First Trust ISE Water (FIW (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fiw)) http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/06/13/waterchart.png
complete story here... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/etftrends-feed/~3/311370740/water---tisha.html)