New ETFs shine a light on solar energy - Steven Halpern

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1 pt	New ETFs shine a light on solar energy
	May 15, 2008 01:00 PM UTC

Steven Halpern

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TAN		05/15/08	-19.93%	07/03/08
KWT		05/15/08	-73.10%	--

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"For those who want to 'go green' there are new opportunities to tap the environmental trend by adding cutting edge, alternative energy ETFs to your portfolio," says Doug Fabian, editor of Successful Investing.

"ETF providers are starting to latch onto the green theme. Two fund families, PowerShares and Market Vectors, have created their own classes of clean energy ETFs. A pair of ETFs has been launched in the narrow but potentially profitable niche of solar energy.

"The Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (NYSE: TAN) is designed to track 25 companies in the solar power industry. Sectors included in the ETF are equipment producers, companies that concentrate on selling electricity, and suppliers of materials or services, installation, integration or finance. TAN currently invests in comp

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Claymore MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (TAN)

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