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A New Way For Investors To Ride The Rails

Posted on Friday, July 18th, 2008 | In Current Market News
Contributed by: Mike Havrilla (http://mikehav.blogspot.com/) -

My proposed Global Railroad ETF (click on image for full-screen view) includes 28 stocks from worldwide markets with a minimum market cap of $250 million and includes companies from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. CSX (CSX) was the best performing domestic railroad in the fund, producing over a 40% return in the last year, including dividends. Rather than trying to pick individual stocks in the railroad industry, my Global Railroad ETF would provide investors with a single investment vehicle that is globally diversified and leveraged to the transport of agricultural and energy commodities.

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About Mike Havrilla (http://mikehav.blogspot.com/)

The MikeHav Market Blog provides investors with a free source of stock profiles, tools, and commentaries focused on
carbon credits, the healthcare sector, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and innovative companies across all industries.

I am a pharmacist and index developer who has been investing since August 1997 and freelance writing for investors since April 2007. I am also an avid runner since 1992 and have completed 18 marathons (26.2 miles) with a personal best time of 2 hours, 54 minutes.

I can be contacted via email at mikehavrx[at]yahoo[dot]com.

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