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First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund (QCLN)

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Comments on QCLN

  • 10 ETFs to Play Obama’s New Energy Plan [View article]
    A nice list for more DD. Thank you.
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Oct 29 12:48 pm |
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  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    OOPS. What I meant to say is that a good Index should NEVER have lousy companies unless... Sorry about that. On Oct 19 09:00 AM... More »
    Comment by danno
    Oct 19 09:02 am |
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  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    Actually, a good Index should have lousy companies in them, unless it is a sector or composite Index. When companies go bad, they are... More »
    Comment by danno
    Oct 19 09:00 am |
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  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    Since these ETFs are index vehicles, you can expect crappy ad well as good companies. The main reasons I see for using ETFs are (1) you... More »
    Comment by Tom Konrad
    Oct 16 21:51 pm |
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  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    Alan, LLTC is known for efficient power conversion. How much is EE? I have no idea. On Oct 14 04:33 AM Alan Young wrote: > I'm... More »
    Comment by Tom Konrad
    Oct 16 21:47 pm |
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  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    Dear Dr. Konrad: If you look at the history of the holdings of some of these ETFs you'll realize that many of them have managers that... More »
    Comment by danno
    Oct 14 18:34 pm |
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  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    PTRP for me- you get a combination of emerging markets, infrastructure spending, carbon reduction, energy shortage themes all in one... More »
    Comment by isaac the terrible
    Oct 14 11:20 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Comparing Green Energy ETFs [View article]
    I'm scratching my head in confusion. I looked at the two biggest holdings in QCLN (LLTC 8.8% and ONNN 7.4% ). They are both big... More »
    Comment by Alan Young
    Oct 14 04:33 am |
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  • "FOOD Inc." and Socially-Responsible Investing [View instapost]
    I highly recommend the www.SlowMoneyAlliance.org for those interested in investing in pushing the food system in a good direction.
    Comment by DavidDavid
    Oct 6 20:19 pm |
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  • Green Stocks: A Better Way to Play? [View article]
    Jade: Your green portfolio seems overly concentrated on one clean energy sub-sector: Solar. This is a large part of why you have... More »
    Comment by Tom Konrad
    Sep 29 18:14 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Green Stocks: A Better Way to Play? [View article]
    I really appreciate this research and the comments. I did something a little simpler in that I picked Suntech, which I consider to be a... More »
    Comment by Jade Queen
    Sep 29 15:16 pm |
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  • Green Stocks: A Better Way to Play? [View article]
    Okay On Sep 28 04:06 PM Tom Konrad wrote: > Danno, > > 1) This is not cherry-picked data... this portfolio was designed > to be a... More »
    Comment by danno
    Sep 29 11:54 am |
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  • Green Stocks: A Better Way to Play? [View article]
    attofarad, I realize my last comment was not very clear. To understand the construction of the portfolio, please click on the first... More »
    Comment by Tom Konrad
    Sep 28 16:09 pm |
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  • Green Stocks: A Better Way to Play? [View article]
    Danno, 1) This is not cherry-picked data... this portfolio was designed to be a track the mutual funds at lower cost with more tax... More »
    Comment by Tom Konrad
    Sep 28 16:06 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Green Stocks: A Better Way to Play? [View article]
    attofarad: ELON was the only smart grid company I came up with, so it had both the best and worst 3 year returns for smart grid. On ... More »
    Comment by Tom Konrad
    Sep 28 15:55 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1