Stoke Your Portfolio With a Coal ETF

Amid a fair bit of hype, Van Eck issued the long-awaited Market Vectors Coal ETF (KOL Quote) this week.

The fund provides exposure to a segment of the market with compelling long-term supply and demand fundamentals. But it is also potentially volatile. Keep that in mind as I dissect it below.

Van Eck has developed an interesting stable of products that are narrowly focused on sectors that do not seem to be covered by other ETF providers. Its willingness to take risk has produced some very successful funds.

New Coal ETF Gets Fired Up

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