[Clouseau2]

I haven't seen a discussion about this here yet, but I apologize if I'm repeating an already posted topic.

With all the petroleum experts and investment experts here, you'd think some of them together and create a "peak oil" mutual fund.

It would be setup to provide a good return in light of our future reality.

I'm no economist/geologist/expert investor, but I imagine it would hold a combination of inflation protected securities & commodities, stock in oil & gas companies, alternative energy, etc.

If someone HAS thought of this already, what's the ticker symbol?

[fossil_fuel]

there actually is a mutual fund who's manager is PO aware and manages the fund from such a standpoint. i don't remember the name now though, i'm sure someone else here does.

[gt1370a]

Check out Guinness Atkinson, GAGEX.

[fossil_fuel]

that's the one.

[Clouseau2]

Yes I found that myself after looking for a while. Look, up 60% this year!

[falser]

Depending on how much money you're working with you might be better off just picking the top 4 or 5 energy stocks - ie. make you're own fund. Pick a gold miner, the best refiner, the best exploration, oilsand, alternative, and nuclear company.... No sense in paying some fund 3% a year to pick stocks if you know exactly what kind of companies you want to invest in.

[Seadragon]

Wouldn't want to be seen as bragging but my Vanguard Energy has howled for the entire 15 months I've had it...and no 3% expense ratio either. You're best off just buying some energy/natural resources/commodities ETFs, unless you just like researching companies...

[fossil_fuel]

or like to play the commodities game.

[JBinKC]

Fossil_fuel I believe you are talking about Sprott Asset Management but take note it is a Canadian based company.

[teemu]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('falser', 'D')epending on how much money you're working with you might be better off just picking the top 4 or 5 energy stocks - ie. make you're own fund. Pick a gold miner, the best refiner, the best exploration, oilsand, alternative, and nuclear company.... No sense in paying some fund 3% a year to pick stocks if you know exactly what kind of companies you want to invest in.