With over 850 species, the genus Nomada is one of the largest genera in the entire family Apidae, and the largest genus of cleptoparasitic cuckoo bees.. They occur worldwide, and utilize many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus Andrena.
In an earlier article, I wrote about the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Fund ETF (NYSEARCA: REM) as a good way to generate income in an environment where interest rates are low, and yields on investment grade bonds are quite possibly at long-time lows.hile I initially thought that an ETF would be a more attractive investment because of the diversification, I found that the performance of REM significantly lagged the performance of both AGNC and NLY over all periods analyzed.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are one of the fastest growing investment products in the world, offering investors a simple and cost-effective way to achieve diversification in their investment portfolios. ETFs blend the benefits of both managed funds and shares. They offer efficient, low-cost diversification, combined with flexibility and liquidity. ETFs can be bought and sold on a stock exchange like shares. And, like managed index funds, they contain a diversified portfolio of securities designed to track specific indices.