Water Wars - Investing in Water

This week's issue of The Economist highlights the growing tensions between India, Pakistan, and China over water rights to several rivers.

Water is in high demand in the fast-growing region as there are more mouths demanding food and water. The water needed for farming is quickly becoming scarce in many areas within the region and therefore the battles have begun.

I highlighted the issue with water in my book, "The Next Great Bull Market", and I feel it will be the cause of wars in the future - unfortunately.

As far as investing in water, there are ETFs available as well as individual water companies.

The world's largest water company is Veolia Environment ($VE), based in France. The stock has been decimated recently as other issues are hurting the share price.

There are 4 water ETFs available in the US: $PHO, $PIO, $FIW, and $CGW.

Another angle to invest in the water story is through companies that own water rights or technologies to increase the amount of water in an area or lower the amount of water used for farming.

Head to www.amazon.com and pick up a copy of my book, "The Next Great Bull Market" for more water stock ideas.