Comments on: Green ETFs – how to choose?

By: Harold Davidson

Harold Davidson — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:31:28 +0000

Check out the EasyETF on the FTSE Environmental Opportunities 100, it has much larger more diversified environmental technology companies that must generate over 20% from environmental technology business.

By: Ashley McArthur

Ashley McArthur — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:35:23 +0000

Dear Dr. Conrad,

I am writing to let you know about an idea being floated by Green America for a new investment option, Clean Energy Victory Bonds (CEVB). Modeled after WW2 Victory Bonds, CEVB would be used to fund renewable energy projects and other energy saving measures. More info can be found here: (http://www.greenamericatoday.org/programs/climate/CEVB/)

We hope you’ll find this idea interesting, and would be happy to answer any questions you might have. If you can support us by including a brief summary of CEVB on your blog, it would help us get the word out to Americans that CEVB are in the works.

Many thanks,
Ashley

Ashley McArthur
Green America, Climate Action Program
amcarthur@greenamericatoday.org

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By: Frugal Babe

Frugal Babe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:19:41 +0000

I’m trying to decide on a good alternative energy ETF right now. Thanks so much for this post – it clarified a lot of things for me. Just discovered your site and I’m learning a lot… thanks!

By: Joel Makower

Joel Makower — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:00:35 +0000

Thanks, Tom, for covering CELS — the forthcoming ETF based on the NASDAQ Clean Edge US index. I wanted to clarify a few things.

With regards to your criteria #3 on index weighting:

Our weighting structure is a modified market-capitalization with the largest components capped to ensure no index domination by any individual components. We are also a pure-play, with no utility companies or multinationals not primarily focused on clean energy (so GE, per your example, would not qualify for the CELS index).

The weighting of CELS components was partially designed to ensure index liquidity so CELS can act as an underlying index for any number of financial products.

Joel Makower
Co-founder and Principal
Clean Edge, Inc.