"There's no 'silver bullet' solution to the energy crisis; but there are some solutions that do work," says Sean Broderick, referring to wind and solar power.
In The Safe Money Report he says, "There are with some choice ETF to power your own bottom line." Here's a look at the two green technologies and how you can invest in these developing fields.
"Many Americans are disgusted by the fact that, faced with an energy crisis, the government seems to produce nothing but hot air. So let me give you my appraisa
"There's no 'silver bullet' solution to the energy crisis; but there are some solutions that do work," says Sean Broderick, referring to wind and solar power.
In The Safe Money Report. he says, "There are with some choice ETF to power your own bottom line." Here's a looks at the two "green" technologies.
"Many Americans are disgusted by the fact that, faced with an energy crisis, the government seems to produce nothing but hot air.
"So let me give you my appraisal of two alternative energy solutions that work -- along with some choice exchange-traded funds that can power your own bottom line.
When a particular investing theme gets hot, I like to check in on what the shorts think about it. Folks are fond of scapegoating shorts for bringing down stocks and even whole markets, but in general, they tend to conduct much more rigorous analysis than most promoters of stock. Shorts have much more to lose than longs, and they do not have the luxury of falling back on long-term thinking to cover up for short-term mistakes. I tend to learn a lot from them that otherwise would not see the light of day.
When a particular investing theme gets hot, I like to check in on what the shorts think about it. Folks are fond of scapegoating shorts for bringing down stocks and even whole markets, but in general, they tend to conduct much more rigorous analysis than most promoters of stock. Shorts have much more to lose than longs, and they do not have the luxury of falling back on long-term thinking to cover up for short-term mistakes. I tend to learn a lot from them that otherwise would not see the light of day.
7/16 - "I believe many Chinese Solar companies like Trina Solar (TSL), Yingli (YGE), and LDK (LDK), are good buys after the recent sell off...In the past two weeks, a small perfect storm has forced solar shares much lower. There have been analyst downgrades and concerns over secondary offerings, speculation that Spain might cut subsidies, and in general, a steep sell off in Chinese and US equity markets. These stocks seem to be highly susceptible to fear, greed, analyst remarks, and speculation."
"I think all of the above concerns are mere speed bumps for these companies to roll right over...
"Renewable fuels and clean energy, a sector beaten down hard since last fall, are now primed for a major comeback," says Eric Roseman, editor of The Commodity Trend Alert. Here's his top ETF play on the sector.
"With every passing day the price of crude oil rises, the secular trend to alternative energy becomes even more powerful. Consumers, companies and governments are now sick and tired of soaring energy prices.
"The long-term solution is to obviously reduce our dependence on oil and increase our consumption of renew
"Renewable fuels and clean energy, a sector beaten down hard since last fall, are now primed for a major comeback," says Eric Roseman, editor of The Commodity Trend Alert. Here's his ETF play on the sector.
"With every passing day the price of crude oil rises, the secular trend to alternative energy becomes even more powerful. Consumers, companies and governments are now sick and tired of soaring energy prices.
"The long-term solution is to obviously reduce our dependence on oil and increase our consumption of renewab
"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.
Everyone is talking about solar. Whether you believe that solar energy will somehow displace an oil-driven economy or not (I don't), some of these stocks like First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO) have seen big gains over the past few years.
The success of solar companies has not been lost on ETF firms with their constant new products hitting the market. A smaller ETF firm called Claymore Securities looks to be first to the market with a solar ETF, the Claymore/MAC Global So...
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