Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

  • This ETF Is Poised to Benefit From an Inevitable Trend

    By Brian Shaw - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: CWT, SBS, CWCO, ITRI, PHO

    For the sophisticated investor, exchange traded funds are often looked down upon. After all, part of the benefit of taking control of your personal investments is to cut back on as many performance-deflating expenses as possible. Plus, the diversification that ETF creators tout comes with a corresponding negative: both the best and worst companies in a particular industry or index are part of the ETF. So why would an in more »

  • The Johnny Depp of Closed-End Funds Talks CUBA (part 5)

    By Nick Slepko - October 4, 2012 | Tickers: CWCO, CUBA, HXM, LEN

    Closed-end fund guru Tom Herzfeld discusses Cuba and his most popular fund, the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (NASDAQ: CUBA).

    [Continued from part 4] 

    Nick Slepko: By all reports, housing in Cuba is in the toilet, and their toilets are in even worse shape.  What’s your take on Cayman Islands-based water utility Consolidated Water (NASDAQ: CWCO)?

    Tom Herzfeld:  Consolidated Water is a very interesting company, but they’ve had a more »

  • You Should be (Real) Long on Water

    By Kevin Gill - August 10, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, SBS, CWCO, XYL

    People in America take many things for granted. One of the most prominent examples would be having clean water come out every time the tap is turned on. The average US citizen uses 150 gallons of water a day as compared to 20 gallons a day for even middle class folks in China, India and other emerging economies. Water is necessary for sanitation, cleaning and hydration. A lack of water more »