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Added to Asia for the Long Term
Written By: David Neubert
2007-03-28 15:46:21

I bought Vanguard Pacific ETF (VPL - $68.89) for $69.93 today.

Betting on a Higher S&P 500 for December
Written By: David Neubert
2007-12-05 16:06:07
I bought some S&P 500 futures betting on a higher U.S. stock market for December. We have lower interest rates, a cheap dollar and U.S. companies at the cheapest forward price earnings ration in years. What's not to like? Do I have a stop on my position? You bet! I don't want to take a pullback of more than 1% on this market.

My hedge? I bought some puts on the Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM - $159.44). My thought process is that only a global meltdown could hurt my position. The U.S. is poised to outpeform in December.

Disclosure: While I am long 160 strike puts on EEM, I am also short some 100 strike puts.

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Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX) Offers an Environmentally-Friendly Investing Opportunity
Written By: Miranda Marquit
2008-08-15 10:31:51
With green investing becoming more popular, many people are looking for ways to diversify into green holdings -- and even diversify within their green holdings. One way to do this is with green funds and indexes. And a green fund that is doing fairly well, considering the stock market performance over the past year, is the Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX). GCBLX chooses from stocks and bonds from environmentally companies, according to the fund's objective.

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HSBC Launches Climate Change Index
Written By: David Neubert
2007-09-26 11:07:34
Seems like every financial institution is getting on climate change and socially responsible investing. Somehow I think they are a bit ahead of most investors. I'd be much more interested in data about companies that see themselves as responsible for the planet and how they perform financially versus companies that exist only to reward their executives.

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The HSBC Index tracks 300 companies worldwide that make money from fighting climate change, such as wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers and biofuel companies.

Financial Times Article about HSBC Global Climate Change Index.

Thanks ThePanelist reader Steve K. for bringing this one to our attention.

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I Have New IRA - What Do I Invest In?
Written By: David Neubert
2007-04-10 13:22:31

Some friends of The Panelist, a couple, took my suggestion and opened their IRAs. They checked with their accountant and figured out what plan would be best for them.

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