The market for green indexes and green investments continues to expand, day by day, week by week.

 

NASDAQ OMX Group has created the second benchmark index in its Scandinavian OMX GES Sustainability family, the Nordic Sustainability Index.

Norway already has a high profile in sustainability. Two of its largest companies—water services firm Hydro, the largest publicly traded company in Norway; and oil & gas company Statoil—constantly come up as leaders across global sustainability measures and in global sustainability indexes.

In addition to these well-known Nordic companies, the new NASDAQ benchmark index covers the 50 top Nordic-listed companies in terms of sustainability, using international guidelines for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

The market for green indexes and green investments continues to expand, day by day, week by week. This week, the Canadian exchange-traded fund market will see its first sustainability-focused ETF launch (see story here.)

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Oil is still one of the best bets for long-term gains says Greg Guenthner. In the midst of blind market panic, investors are forgetting that crude is a finite resource facing unquenchable demand. It will rise to record highs again. And when it does, oil stocks will soar.

This from The Rude Awakening:

During times like these, it’s all too easy to become caught up in the moment. Fear is a powerful emotion. As the markets continue to crumble, many investors lose sight of their goals. They sell positions indiscriminately; they become irrational.

The sell-off we’re experiencing right now is global. And no stock or commodity has escaped the devastation. That’s why we’re looking at a scarce and valuable resource for steady long-term gains: oil.

One energy guru recently made a big bet on oil. He repurchased shares of Exxon (NYSE:XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD), BP (NYSE:

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Oil is still one of the best bets for long-term gains says Greg Guenthner. In the midst of blind market panic, investors are forgetting that crude is a finite resource facing unquenchable demand. It will rise to record highs again. And when it does, oil stocks will soar.

This from The Rude Awakening:

During times like these, it’s all too easy to become caught up in the moment. Fear is a powerful emotion. As the markets continue to crumble, many investors lose sight of their goals. They sell positions indiscriminately; they become irrational.

The sell-off we’re experiencing right now is global. And no stock or commodity has escaped the devastation. That’s why we’re looking at a scarce and valuable resource for steady long-term gains: oil.

One energy guru recently made a big bet on oil. He repurchased shares of Exxon (NYSE:XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD), BP (NYSE:

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Obviously too many things going on to cover them all so I thought I would try to hone in on a couple reader comments.One reader noted that I looked more tired in last week's video (buy signal) and less tired this week (sell signal?). If I were to be an indicator I would be incapable of recognizing it's value but have at it if you think there is something to it.I actually felt more wiped out this week due to being pulled in progressively more directions in terms of emails from work, media inquiries but not trading. If you've been reading this site for a while you know most of the work was done ages ago.The small portfolio tweaks are not usually time consuming. As the phone has been ringing for me a little more often it has been ...

I had an epiphany yesterday, a moment of clarity if you will. I figured out how to articulate my view on the current market.First, this came about from a small trade I did early in the day Thursday. With SPX near 882 I started to buy back the Statoil I sold in May. Specifically I sold about 25% of the position back in May around $43. I bought those shares back times two around $16.10.If that is not clear, if someone sold 100 in May they bought 200 yesterday. For a little more color please check out Greenfaucet.Somewhere between SPX 900 and SPX 1000 there is an important Mendoza line that marks the difference between normal bear market and oversold freak out.I don't know exactly where that line is but at SPX 900 or ...

Oil was given a lift yesterday. But at $81.19 a barrel, the black goo is still almost $70 from its July peak.

Greg Guenthner isn't sweating it.

Oil prices have been caught up in widespread panic selling of recent months. It remains a scarce and essential commodity. This means it is only heading in one direction over the long term.

Greg recommends following oil guru Richard Rainwater's cue and buying into oil stocks with both hands.