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The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Turn Smog Into Money This new exchange-traded investment lets you profit from carbon credits.  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
It's a Gas: The First Natural Gas Fund The first natural gas fund, United States Natural Gas Fund offers diversity -- and volatility.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Susan Arterian Chang |
Carbon Commerce The Europeans have demonstrated beyond doubt that the right to emit CO2 is destined to be a major internationally traded asset -- but their experience to date also exemplifies some of the pitfalls the rest of the world faces in establishing such trading systems.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Long and Short of Oil ETFs Price volatility has made the energy sector something for ETF investors to watch. There are currently more than a dozen exchange-traded funds that have an oil focus, with both long and short funds to choose from.  |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Marla Brill |
Wading Back In Last year's credit crunch and commodities crash sent assets in exchange-traded notes plummeting. Now, investors are taking a second look.  |
The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Gas-Powered ETF There's at least one ETF out there that sees good news in every price hike at the pump. Read on to learn more.  |
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Laura Cohn |
What Price Pollution? In Europe, the Kyoto Protocol is spurring a brisk market in emission credits. Under the program, banks and exchanges are preparing to service some 12,000 industrial installations across the EU.  |
Geotimes April 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Faith-Based Carbon Credit Systems Market-based approaches to help stem carbon releases, and in turn climate change, could prove difficult to marshal and enforce. Carbon credits and trade incentives are a small piece in a larger issue.  |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Precious Metal ETFs What makes precious metals funds so attractive is that they offer investors the ability to gain unleveraged exposure to gold and other precious metals without taking delivery of physical metal or trading futures contracts.  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Jared Cummans |
An ETF to "Beef Up" Your Portfolio Time to moooove your assets? Keep ETF COW in focus as cattle futures spike.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride.  |
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 Mark Scott |
Banks: Gearing Up for Carbon Trading While the federal plan to trade carbon emission credits are a ways off, banks already are preparing for what they see as a new profit.  |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2011 Jared Cummans |
Commodity ETFs: It Takes Two to Contango We outline five ETFs currently exhibiting contango patterns for investors interested in this budding industry.  |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
A New Threat to Trendy Investors Exchange-traded notes (ETNs), unlike ETFs, are technically debts of the company that issues them. That poses an oft-ignored risk.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Jeff Ptak |
Advisors: Proceed With Caution When Using ETFs While they are a great tool, advisors must proceed cautiously when considering ETF strategies, such as bond ETFs and more exotic offerings, such as commodity tracking funds, leveraged ETFs and Exchange Traded Notes.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Oil ETF Investing: 5 Ways to Play Read this to help you decide how to bet on one of the world's most sought-after resources.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures?  |
Chemistry World May 10, 2013 Ned Stafford |
EU struggles to fix faltering carbon trading scheme A plan to bolster the flagging price of permits to emit carbon dioxide that are traded in the EU's Emissions Trading System appeared dead last month after being voted down by the European parliament.  |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Matt Hougan |
Dancing The Contango The commodities market has investors singing the blues, but a new note leads some to follow the beat of a different drummer. Whatever happens with commodities in 2007, we know one thing for sure: Advisors will be watching.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Inside the CORN ETF Perk up your ears for tips on how to play this commodity-specific fund.  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Investing on a Sour Note Exchange-traded notes have some scary risks, and those who ignore them could get a nasty surprise.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Oil Play Will Burn You Commodity ETFs don't always work out the way you'd expect.  |
Chemistry World December 2009 Chris Reynolds |
Regulatory Burden A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2010 Michael Johnston |
When Is an ETF Not an ETF? Some of the ETF's cousins explained.  |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2010 Brad Zigler |
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products? The tumult in the equities markets has forced a lot of investors and advisors to consider diversifying their portfolios with alternative asset classes.  |
Registered Rep. April 25, 2011 Brad Zigler |
Managed Futures Mainstreamed Changes in the regulatory scheme have since allowed the creation of lower-cost commodity-based mutual funds and exchange-traded products which can be marketed by Series 7 folk and RIA associates.  |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs' Newest Rival Exchange-traded notes may give ETFs a run for their money.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Commodities Hit the Exchange (Again) The commodities boom launches another investment. The S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity Total Return Strategy Index exchange-traded note is a new vehicle from Goldman Sachs that tracks the S&P GSCI Index.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Merk & Osborne |
Currency Play If clients take a more tactical, short-term approach to investing and are willing to accept a higher level of volatility, they may prefer ETFs or ETNs. Clients seeking diversification benefits over the medium and long term would likely prefer mutual funds.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Trading on Climate Change Markets for emissions credits are starting to take root. As more of the Kyoto Protocol's provisions take effect, trading in these markets will likely accelerate, and emerging-market projects designed to take advantage of that trading will continue to provide opportunities for global investors.  |
Food Processing August 2010 Beau Griffey |
Power Lunch: How the American Power Act May Affect You A cap-and-trade marketplace creates burdens, solutions and opportunities.  |
Chemistry World January 16, 2012 Yan Yan |
China mulls tax on carbon emissions Following more encouraging sounds from the Chinese government at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, on reducing carbon emissions a proposal to levy a carbon tax is moving up the policy agenda.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Playing Commodities With ETFs Commodities are booming. But it's sometimes hard for individual investors to participate. ETFs can make things easier.  |
Financial Advisor April 2006 Matt Hougan |
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2010 Rick Steier |
Zinged by the U.S. Oil Fund Did you know that capital gains on some ETF funds are taxed at 28%, even if you hold them for a year?  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 Aimee Duffy |
Natural Gas ETFs: The Basics Are natural gas ETFs the right investment for you?  |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
How to Profit From the Dollar's Recovery This ETF gives you a chance to make money from dollar strength.  |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Profit From the Next Oil Boom With energy prices starting to head back up, you won't be able to ignore what's going on in the oil patch much longer.  |
Chemistry World August 21, 2009 Hepeng Jia |
China's emissions to peak early A new report suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak in 2030, twenty years earlier than previously estimated.  |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Marla Brill |
Taming The Currency Elephant Currency ETFs provide easy access to a huge but ignored asset class.  |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Alan Snyder |
Investing in Commodities and Futures Can a commodities index compete with actively managed accounts?  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Hot Commodities Real assets are on a tear. Better yet, they offer great diversification and a hedge against inflation. The current trend probably has room to run, and there are other very real reasons to allocate a regular portion of clients' portfolios to commodities.  |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Robison et al. |
Amber Waves of Pain Lured by the idea of profiting from raw materials, investors put $277 billion into commodity ETFs and related securities by the end of 2009. Then they noticed a problem: When commodities go up, the commodity ETFs often don't.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs Bring the Bling Here's a way for ordinary investors to benefit from trends in commodity markets. But some commodity ETFs might turn out to be fool's gold, while others are the real thing. Learn about the risks involved before you invest.  |
Chemistry World January 6, 2015 Ned Stafford |
Emissions trading scheme faces industry skepticism in South Korea Trading volumes are expected to be extremely light as the system gets off the ground, amid resistance from South Korean businesses and industry.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 William Atkinson |
Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal.  |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Are These Investments Worth the Risk? Trading futures directly has pros and cons.  |
Finance & Development March 2008 Paul Mills |
The Greening of Markets Financial markets can play a valuable role in addressing climate change.  |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Marla Brill |
Harvest In Agricultural ETFs Although a sharp pullback could be coming, some advisors think commodities are good long-term plays.  |