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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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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