Remember a couple of years ago when you couldn’t get away from reading about the smart grid or what some others refer to as the Enernet? Today in the news it’s almost as if production on the first great infrastructure project of the twenty-first Read more…
NASDAQ:GRID, QCLN
Despite a push for greener technologies across the board, consumers have been relatively slow to adopt electric cars here in the United States. In fact, only 1.5 million hybrids are currently on the Read more…
NYSE:LIT, PBW, QCLN
Equities across the globe rose higher for the most part last week, with Portugal’s bond sale easing debt worries, and upbeat earnings reports sending the S&P 500 to new multi-month highs. Read more…
NYSE:IAI, QCLN, QQQQ
Remember a few years ago when “alternative energy” was all the rage? With crude oil trading at $150 and gasoline prices above $4 a gallon in many places, breaking free from our dependence on Read more…
NASDAQ:ICLN, NYSE:FAN, NYSE:GEX, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:LIT, NYSE:TAN, PBD, PBW, PUW, PWND, QCLN
Julian Murdoch from Hard Assets Investor put together a great article on alternative energy ETF’s, which is worth a look Read more…
NASDAQ:ICLN, NYSE:FAN, NYSE:GEX, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:TAN, PBD, PBW, PWND, PZD, QCLN
Daniel Harrison From Hard Assets Investors put out a piece on “The Rise Of Green Fuel” – It’s already axiomatic among investors: When oil runs out, alternative energies, like solar or wind power Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:XOP, PBW, PZD, QCLN
There are a number of ETF’s that focus on the solar/renewable market sector. These ETF’s invest in multiple companies within the Solar and Renewable Energy sectors offering you exposure to the sector without having to bet on one individual company. Below are some examples of some of the ETF’s that are currently available and what they have done so far this year. Read more…
NYSE:FAN, NYSE:GEX, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:TAN, PBT, PBW, PZD, QCLN
A few months ago, I conducted analyses of the wind and solar power ETFs. I’ve recently turned my attention to the general alternative energy ETFs, or those that span several sectors.
The general alt energy ETFs fall into two categories: 1) US Only and 2) Global. The US Only ETFs are the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge US Liquid (QCLN) and the PowerShares Clean Energy (PBW). The Global ETFs are the iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index ETF (ICLN), the PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio (PBD) and the Van Eck Global Alternative Energy Fund (GEX). Read more…
NYSE:GEX, PBD, PBW, QCLN
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