While it is not news to most of the investing world, many Clean Energy-based Exchnage-Traded Funds (ETF's) have come out this year in an overwhelming response to the desire to go green. ETF's are a cheap (low trading cost) and easy (highly liquid) way of getting exposure to this space. However, not all funds are created equal. Some companies invest in energies such as nuclear power or hydroelectricity, which are self-deemed as green because of its low at-the-switch emissions. Others invest in very large conglomerates whose main activities have nothing to do with clean energy but it is only one of their many operations. If that is not enough cause to be a wary investor, many of these strategies have proven to be high risk and have not been as profitable as anticipated. Buyer beware.
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/27082007/244/etfs-clean-energy-fans.html
No comments:
Post a Comment