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It's not easy being green: Funds, ETFs can flounder
usatoday.com - 8/3/2009
It's not easy being green: Funds, ETFs can flounder
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A: The green boom reminds me of the dot-com boom earlier in the decade. Just about every company is trying, and probably reaching a bit, to describe themselves as green or environmentally sound. During the dot- com boom , just adding ".com" to a company's name was sure to give the stock a pop. ...

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How To Go Green With ETFs
ETF Trends — ... who scaled back on his wind farm project, are pulling back from financing major clean energy ventures. In the United States, wind-power development is expected to drop for the first time since 2004. When green gathers steam, there are some points to keep in mind. Don’t be suckered into investing in companies claiming to be green since it is easy to proclaim their “greenness,” especially if they don’t trade on a regulated stock exchange, remarks Matt Krantz for ...

How To Go Green With ETFs
Daily Markets — ... Some investors, such as T. Boone Pickens who scaled back on his wind farm project, are pulling back from financing major clean energy ventures. In the United States, wind-power development is expected to drop for the first time since 2004. When green gathers steam, there are some points to keep in mind. Don’t be suckered into investing in companies claiming to be green since it is easy to proclaim their “greenness,” especially if they don’t trade on a regulated stock exchange, remarks Matt Krantz for ...

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