Claymore S&P Global Water (CGW)

i've traveled a bit through developing nations, and i've observed that access to fresh, clean water is a huge concern for both governments and individuals. i've also noticed that, accordingly, governments of developing nations are putting increasing amounts of money into water projects.

around the time of the last World Water Forum (March 2009), I read the following:
-Some 30 countries have a constitutional or legal provision ensuring individuals' access to water, up from a handful a few years ago
-China is struggling just to provide its rising population with enough water. Rapid industrial growth and urbanization have taken a toll on the country's water supply, with underground sources quickly drying up. Water usage in the country has quintupled over the past 50 years, forcing China to turn to massive and environmentally unfriendly engineering projects – such as diverting water from rivers – in order to meet demand.
-An estimated 1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water and United Nations officials warn that the situation could get worse if current patterns of water use continue. "Unless we change our water consumption behaviors, we will face a major crisis in fresh water," Koichiro Matsura, director-general of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said at the forum, following the launch of a new UN report on the global water situation.
-Worldwide annual water-related investments are estimated at $400 billion to $500 billion. In some countries, like India, rights to water resources have been sold outright to private companies, which use them for their own needs or sell the water to individual users.
-Some 18% of the world population lacks access to potable water, and demand is expected to rise by 40% in the next 20 years. The UN says that $11 billion a year is needed for water infrastructure investment, and $15 billion of the US stimulus package will be similarly spent.

Rated 5 stars.

Water play

long term

water infrastructure stocks i predict will outperform the S&P 500. this is a pick to keep.

This ETF makes me thirsty! On a serious note, Water WILL be more expensive then oil, it's already more expensive to buy a bottle of SPA water in Amsterdam then a can of Heineken!!!!

Buy and hold all water

2/14/09 ... Playing the water sector with 15 picks. And having a few ETFs in this space I saw as a small hedge to the larger swings that can (and probably will) take place over the next few years in this large sector..
Water in general is a "real" problem with needed solutions on a constant basis. I think there's plenty of room for growth and value in this sector. I've seen a 14% gain in the last 3 months on 8 water picks, so I thought I'd add 6 more to track.
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Water is more necessary to the world that oil, which is why many are calling water stocks the "new oil" since they haven't quite exploded like the oil industry has. Since many water infrastructures are old and also the process of water purification is becoming more and more necessary, this industry is poised to pop. Great dividends to be had and prices are half of what they used to be.

Water.

my portfolio is lacking utilities so i've gotten into CGW. water is looking good for the long term.

Water is the new black. Plus a potential infrastructure play as these companies stand to reap the benefits of all the money being thrown at the global recession. Only concern is the dilution of the strong holdings in this fund with some of the other inevitable losers in these tough times.

water infrastructure ETF... with a international flavor to it... should outperform in the long run.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/117760-water-the-new-oil

Global water ETF

Commodity sector. Good play.
original cost @22.14/share in real portfolio

looking to aquire trade funds

Global water shortage/crisis inevitable, and for that matter, already underway. This is the best way to play it.

This stock was picked by TMFBuster101 for the 2008 Stockpicking Contest.