ETFs

Rare no more

by Henry Becker 10.29.2010

Finally! MarketVectors launched a rare earth elements ETF. The new fund’s ticker is REMX and just started trading on 12/27/2010. Not sure what a rare earth element is or why I am excited? Rare earth elements (REE) are a collection of 17 chemical elements in the periodic table. These elements are the 15 lanthanides along [...]

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Do you know rare earth elements?

by Henry Becker 07.16.2010

The first part of this post is a short science lesson to frame the subject. Rare earth elements (REE) are a collection of 17 chemical elements in the periodic table. These elements are the 15 lanthanides along with scandium and yttrium. Why are these elements important? A recent article from the Financial Times puts it [...]

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Can ETFs mitigate liars risk?

by Henry Becker 06.07.2010

From the time we learn to speak we are taught to tell the truth. The problem these days is that many companies (and countries) do not want to face and in many cases tell the truth. Why on earth would companies and governments want to be less than forthright? The answer is simply self-preservation. Investing [...]

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