Water ETFs Could Clean Up Act With Obama
November 23, 2008 – A nationwide push for President-Elect Barack Obama to address drinking water issues may affect related exchange traded funds (ETFs) in a healthy manner if he agrees. The water industry is calling for safer drinking water standards,... Continue Reading »

Water ETFs Outperform Alternative Energy
October 6, 2008 – Water exchange traded funds (ETFs) do not need a life preserver amid the market turbulence - while they might be down, they’re still managing to swim ahead of the broader alternative energy markets. Water ETFs focus... Continue Reading »

The Answer for ETFs Could Be Flowing In The Rainwater
September 15, 2008 – Civilizations have been collecting rainwater for decades, but for the United States, it’s relatively rare, but if the notion gathers steam, exchange traded funds (ETFs) wouldn’t be the only thing affected if the technology to... Continue Reading »

Tom Lydon Talks Broadband, Water ETFs on Fox Business
August 22, 2008 – Tom Lydon appeared on Fox Business earlier today and discussed broadband and water ETFs. Video of the segment appears below: Continue Reading »

Water ETF Tanks the S&P For Returns
August 22, 2008 – Water and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs) and stocks have been freestyling the markets faster than the S&P 500. As almost half of the world is experiencing drought-like conditions, the shortages are not a mirage... Continue Reading »

Water ETFs: Is Water the Next Oil or an Infrastructure Play?
August 10, 2008 – As water-related investing gets more and more attention, exchange traded funds (ETFs) are looking to get a piece of this $400 billion global industry. With many media reports treating water as a scarce natural resource in... Continue Reading »

Water, Singapore Are ETFs to Watch
August 1, 2008 – Although trading volume in some exchange traded funds (ETFs) has spiked rapidly recently, one fund manager is skeptical of some of the movements. Anthony Welch, the Sarasota Capital Strategies manager, is not buying the recent... Continue Reading »

Water Infrastrucure…Could It Keep ETFs Afloat?
July 26, 2008 – As water systems across the country and throughout the world become more of an issue every day, many exchange traded tunds (ETFs) could potentially take advantage of this growing problem. Updates for water systems are estimated... Continue Reading »

Africa’s Tough Decisions About Food or Water Help Certain ETFs
July 21, 2008 – In Africa, the population is struggling with a life-or-life dilemma that could help infrastructure, agriculture and water-related exchange traded funds (ETFs). For years, the countries in North Africa have drained aquifers, sucked the salt from seawater... Continue Reading »

ETFs Can Be your Safe Haven
July 11, 2008 – Have you ever considered exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a safe haven for your money when markets get rough? Sure, there are the old standbys, such as gold, to offer investors a calm harbor, but... Continue Reading »

Can Water Bring Investors to the ETFs?
July 10, 2008 – The battle over water could be a boon to exchange traded fund (ETF) investors, but let’s hope no one loses their nose over it. Ouch! Water’s future could offer opportunities for investors who think of it... Continue Reading »

Water, Water ETFs Everywhere, and New York Has Not a Drop To Drink
July 8, 2008 – Climate change is threatening the water supply around the world and leading cities to rethink their infrastructure - something that could be a boon to those exchange traded funds (ETFs). Global warming is challenging the... Continue Reading »

Infrastructure Can Be Approached With Broad or Focused ETFs - Your Call
June 20, 2008 – Infrastructure exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be just what your town or country needs to get a good face lift. Gary Gordon on ETF Expert refers to infrastructure improvement as the need for both developed... Continue Reading »

S&P Jumps On The Asian Bandwagon
June 19, 2008 – Asia has been one of the most popular areas for exchange traded fund (ETF) investors to gain some international exposure. So, why not provide indexes that focus on specific portions of the region? Standard &... Continue Reading »

Spain’s Water Shortage May Trickle Into Its ETF
June 9, 2008 – For Murcia, Spain, the water crisis has been sped up by developers and farmers who are fighting over this resource, impacting exchange traded funds (ETFs) from both sides. Murcia was once a forgotten, poor... Continue Reading »

Water ETFs a Way to Capitalize on Shortage of Resource
May 31, 2008 – Talk about the global water shortage mixed with major companies talking of combating a water crisis has exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on H2O flowing. Recent news of General Electric (GE) and Pentair (PNR) agreeing... Continue Reading »

Global Infrastructure ETFs Could Build Up If Steel Will Level Off
May 19, 2008 – Infrastructure spending around the globe is booming, as developed nations are maintaining what they have while emerging countries are building up, meaning that those related exchange traded funds (ETFs) could rally both now and... Continue Reading »

Investors Gravitating to Water ETFs
May 18, 2008 – One of the larger components of a water exchange traded fund (ETF) is actually better known for its creation of technology for modern warfare. ITT (ITT) also derives 39% of its revenue from the water... Continue Reading »

Individual Investors Seem to Gravitate to ETFs
May 14, 2008 – The stock rating system on the Motley Fool is slowly seeing exchange traded funds (ETFs) making up the top ten. And now, six of the top ten stocks are actually ETFs. Before we proceed, CAPS... Continue Reading »

Protect Your ETF Portfolio If That Boom Goes Bust
May 14, 2008 – When a particular "boom" goes "bust", what should investors do with their related exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Gary Gordon for ETF Expert takes us back to 2000: the dot-com bulls were running rampant, convinced... Continue Reading »

Green ETF Marketplace In a Growth Spurt
May 5, 2008 – When it comes to exchange traded funds(ETFs), is it in style to be green? The clean energy market is growing faster than ever, and fund companies are right on the  money, launching so-called green funds.... Continue Reading »

ETFs Might Benefit From Global Water Shortage
April 26, 2008 – A water shortage has wide implications that hurts many while benefiting water-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the long run. In Yemen, Mohammed Nasser has had to change his way of life, abandoning traditional customs... Continue Reading »

Why Aren’t Water ETFs Soaring Along With Demand?
April 1, 2008 – Water is one of the most important and necessary resources in the world - so why are exchange traded fund (ETF) investors having such a hard time making gains that are more in line... Continue Reading »

ETF Tracking Error Is Sometimes a Necessary Evil
March 26, 2008 – Logically, exchange traded funds (ETFs) should have minimal tracking error. That’s because they track an index, and in theory, if the index zigs, so does the ETF - and vice versa. It’s not always... Continue Reading »

Water ETFs From Every Perspective
March 4, 2008 – The numerous water focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) actually give investors a play in two areas. From one perspective, water can be an infrastructure investment and from another, it can be a commodities play.... Continue Reading »

Grain ETFs Poised to Benefit From Several Angles
March 3, 2008 – The solution: grain exchange traded funds (ETFs). What’s the problem? A rising global population, a declining supply of fresh water, agriculture requiring more water (crops use about 80% of the U.S. supply) and a... Continue Reading »

Water ETF Quenches Investor’s Thirst
February 25, 2008 – Water is making waves as an exchange traded fund (ETF) investment and as a serious element in demand on a global level. The forecast calls for 2025 to be the year when two-thirds of the... Continue Reading »

Mr. Burns Might Like This: Nuclear ETF Poised For Demand
February 6, 2008 – Despite a humble beginning, the nuclear energy exchange traded fund (ETF) could prove to be a useful investment. Market Vector’s Nuclear ETF (NLR) is down 8.9% year-to-date and has been down as much as... Continue Reading »

ETFs Narrow Their View
February 5, 2008 – In 2007, more than 270 new exchange traded funds (ETFs) were launched, and half of these funds are niche or "specialty" funds.  Eleanore Laise for The Wall Street Journal reports that few financial experts advise... Continue Reading »

Bear’s Giant Claw Hits Utilities ETFs
January 25, 2008 – Exchange traded fund (ETF) investors, naturally, are looking to shield themselves from the roar of the bear. Most defensive hideouts are not safe, as even utility exchange traded funds (ETFs) are reeling. Joanne Von... Continue Reading »

Water ETF-The Next Liquid Gold?
December 28, 2007 – As water becomes more scarce and the world is hit hard by drought, now could be the time to look toward the exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the resource. Charles Wheelan at Yahoo!... Continue Reading »

ETFs Flow Clean Water For The Future
November 21, 2007 – Jonathon Greenblatt wants to change the world and help exchange traded funds (ETFs), one bottled water at a time. He is the co-founder of Ethos water, a business whose mission is to provide the... Continue Reading »

Water ETFs Could Be Healthy for Portfolios
October 8, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in water generally are performing well because water has become a commodity of limited supply and unlimited demand. In fact, water available for human consumption represents less than... Continue Reading »

Swimming in Water ETFs
October 5, 2007 – Many exchange traded funds (ETFs) are available that focus on one of the world’s most precious resources: water. In fact, consumers seem to be willing to pay more for a bottle of water than... Continue Reading »

Water ETFs Supply a Resource
September 11, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) can help when commodities run scarce. For example, like many other resources worldwide, the supply of water is shrinking. Yet some ETFs invest in companies working to solve this problem.... Continue Reading »

Possible ETF Safe Havens in Water and Blue Chips
August 14, 2007 – As volatility continues to rule the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs), investors are scattering to seemingly safer securities. As we’ve mentioned previously, bond ETFs, "megacaps," health care, consumer-focused ETFs and global industrial ETFs... Continue Reading »

Bridging Your Investments to Infrastructure Through ETFs
August 10, 2007 – No single exchange traded fund (ETF) exists that is a pure play on infrastructure. Last week’s disaster of the Minneapolis bridge collapse brings to mind how much repair and money is needed to alleviate... Continue Reading »

H2O ETFs: Watch Them Flow
July 27, 2007 – Purified water exchange traded funds (ETFs) are fairly new. One of the reasons for their development is because modern-day developing nations have regular shortages of purified water for drinking and agriculture. The United States... Continue Reading »

Swim With The Fish In A Water ETF
May 25, 2007 – Water has become so scarce that it is now being called a commodity- and there are even exchange traded funds (ETFs) that give investors exposure to it. Companies are hoping to take advantage of... Continue Reading »

Global Liquid ETF Available
May 15, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are often touted for their liquidity, but now there is a new truly "liquid" ETF, Claymore S&P Global Water Index (CGW).  The ETF launched this week includes both water utilities... Continue Reading »

Water ETF Drenches Investors In Opportunity
January 14, 2007 – Water is as precious to an investor as gold, especially because it is the one commodity nobody can live without. An exchange traded fund (ETF) with a water focus can be an opportunity for... Continue Reading »

Water ETF Is Calm
December 2, 2006 – The water theme for an exchange traded fund (ETF) has been catching on, but slowly. Could water be the next oil-a commodity with huge price appreciation potential, ponders Brett Steenbarger of Trading Markets.com.  The... Continue Reading »

Water ETF Looks Clean
November 25, 2006 – There is an exchange traded fund (ETF) opportunity for investors to bank on the water theme, PowerShares Water Resources (PHO).  PHO tracks the Palisades Water Index, which invests in the common stocks of companies... Continue Reading »

Water ETF (PHO) - Glass Half Full
May 9, 2006 – Russell Bailyn writes for Seeking Alpha about the macroeconomic case for investing in water. See article here. The PowerShares Water Portfolio (PHO) has moved up 5% since then, and I still believe it plays a... Continue Reading »

Water ETF (PHO) Flowing to Investors
April 19, 2006 – There are still parts of the developing world that do not have access to piped water.   In fact, only 11% of households in India do and China is another country facing delivery problems.  As... Continue Reading »

New Water ETF Creates Liquidity
December 6, 2005 – Today, PowerShares is launching a new ETF which focuses on water resources.  The PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO) will track the Palisades Water Index (ZWI) and will invest in companies involved with the treatment... Continue Reading »