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SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU)

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  • International Energy Agency: Climate Change Could Double Energy Bills Without Action [View article]
    interesting story in the last couple of days about how the residents of barendrecht (netherlands) object to shell's plan to store waste... More »
    Comment by john s. gordon
    Nov 11 11:52 am |
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  • International Energy Agency: Climate Change Could Double Energy Bills Without Action [View article]
    global climate change does not imply that heating your house in winter will become unnecessary. it does imply that the weather in many... More »
    Comment by john s. gordon
    Nov 11 11:47 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • International Energy Agency: Climate Change Could Double Energy Bills Without Action [View article]
    If Fatih BIrol is the author of anything, I would have to be paid to read it. In reality his flunkies did that report, and he signified... More »
    Comment by Ferdinand E. Banks
    Nov 11 10:09 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • International Energy Agency: Climate Change Could Double Energy Bills Without Action [View article]
    Did they incorporate the fact that we will no longer need to heat our homes in the winter into this calculation? Who pays these clowns... More »
    Comment by Henry's father
    Nov 11 00:27 am |
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  • Three Global Utilities ETFs with High Dividend Yields [View article]
    I am with you on this one. The companies with a long record of paying a RISING dividend are a MUCH better place to invest. On Nov... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Nov 4 15:50 pm |
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  • Three Global Utilities ETFs with High Dividend Yields [View article]
    More wealth has been lost chasing yield than gold chasing rainbows. There are far better lists of 50 year dividend payers with excellent... More »
    Comment by cyclingscholar
    Nov 3 13:32 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Three Global Utilities ETFs with High Dividend Yields [View article]
    I own shares of DBU, but the stated yield is misleading. The wisdomtree website, current as of 11/2, indicates a 3.87% distribution... More »
    Comment by hendi_alex
    Nov 3 08:52 am |
    Rating: +4 0
  • Three Global Utilities ETFs with High Dividend Yields [View article]
    If you're going to be long, then these make sense: non-dollar investments included plus a good yield to both protect capital value and... More »
    Comment by AndrewBaker
    Nov 3 08:51 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • 250M Smart Meters, $3.9B Market by 2015, Pike Research Says [View article]
    I was shocked to read that smart meters will vary the electric rates with time-of-day AND according to how the electricity is used. ... More »
    Comment by THofler
    Nov 2 22:50 pm |
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  • 10 Leading Global Utility Stocks [View article]
    Yahoo Finance has an article about CNG powered bus fleets in the U.S. public transportation system. It is an interesting read and is... More »
    Comment by kstock
    Sep 22 10:37 am |
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  • ETF Update: Time for Caution [View article]
    EWG (Germany) is a bit lower, 75th at the time of this list, and in the "penalty box." You correctly note the regional correlation. ... More »
    Comment by Jeff Miller
    Sep 9 10:34 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • ETF Update: Time for Caution [View article]
    With (nearly) all west european etf's represented on you list, how come EWG is missing? Poor outlook, unsat past performance or both?
    Comment by hksche2000
    Sep 8 22:58 pm |
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  • ETF Update: Time for Caution [View article]
    EWO looks like it is running into some short-term daily resistance at this $20.50-$21 area. It set a new high in this area on nice... More »
    Comment by Jeff Diercks
    Sep 8 17:22 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 10 Leading Global Utility Stocks [View article]
    Foreign tax paid is a tax credit when filing taxes, so that is a non issue for tax purposes. The only way it matters is if you are... More »
    Comment by Walt17
    Sep 6 08:42 am |
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  • 10 Leading Global Utility Stocks [View article]
    I've heard that utilities are one of the best plays in a recession, as folks can't do without it. Utility stocks have also benefited due... More »
    Comment by The-Stock-Market-Crash.com
    Sep 6 02:45 am |
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