Water is the most precious resource on the planet.
It's a daily necessity for everybody, and it's increasingly scarce.
Water is the most precious resource on the planet.
It's a daily necessity for everybody, and it's increasingly scarce.
More than half the world's population lives with water scarcity.
But our stock pick today is solving the problem by turning the oceans into drinkable water.
Find out why this stock is set to ride a big wave upward.
Everyone knows there is a water crisis happening as we speak.
However, not everyone knows the best investments to make in the water industry.
Finding the best water stock to buy in 2018 isn't easy.
There are a lot of choices on the market.
That's why today, we are sharing with our readers the best water stock to buy this year...
Over the past five years, our favorite water stock has netted shareholders gains of 115%.
But if you missed out on those gains, that's okay.
We expect even more profits are on the way for our favorite water stock of 2018...
It's easy to overlook the best water stocks to buy when Wall Street focuses most of its attention on commodities like gold and oil.
But investors who buy water stocks recognize that water is the most precious commodity in the world.
It's also far more scare than most people realize. Combine that with skyrocketing global demand and you have a pretty solid investment case.
All that leaves is which water stocks to buy - and we've got four great picks for you...
This water stock has the potential to become one of the most profitable long-term investments of all time. It already had returns of 148% since we recommended it to our readers back in 2011.
Now we're recommending it to you again because of this $500 billion investment opportunity...
The water stock Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: CWCO) is the Money Morning Pick of the Week.
Consolidated Water stock also taps into one of what Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald likes to call "unstoppable trends." In this case, the trend is scarcity and allocation.
Despite a slump in the sector last year, the long-term prospects for water stocks have never been better.
And the investment case for CWCO stock is particularly strong...
One of the adages of investing is to look for things that people absolutely must have, and nothing fits that definition more than water. And with droughts and water shortages becoming increasingly common, investing in water stocks - particularly water utilities that pay dividends -- makes more sense than ever.
When it comes to investing in water stocks, dividend-paying utilities are a particularly good option.
Here are five water utilities that all offer a yield of at least 2.6%...
You can't live without water. But fresh, usable water is not as plentiful as you think - less than 1% of the global supply. And with the world's population expected to grow by more than 2 billion by 2025, the need is about to grow exponentially. By then, experts say the world will need to spend $20 trillion to make sure there's enough water for everyone.
That's a market even bigger than the $17 trillion U.S. economy...
There's a Scottish proverb: "They speak of my drinking but never question my thirst."
While the author wasn't likely talking about water back then, it's appropriate now.
Water is a precious commodity; an absolute necessity to individuals, farming, and industry. As our population ages and gravitates to warmer climes, and the middle class grows around the world, this is one sector that will get a lot more attention in coming years.
The three water positions from Rick Rule are great plays on the favorable supply/demand dynamic of water and water rights, especially in the southwestern U.S.
Water is getting scarcer by the minute, even as our water infrastructure ages and crumbles around us. Here’s how to invest in a $1 trillion overhaul. Read more...
With most water delivery systems badly in need of repair or replacement, companies that supply the solutions figure to profit handsomely - making now a good time for investing in water stocks.
In the United States alone, estimates of water infrastructure needs run as high as $1 trillion.
Many of the pipes that carry water to U.S. residents are more than 60 years old, with some more than 100 years old. Water main breaks and sinkholes from leaking pipes are common in many U.S. cities.
Water infrastructure is in such bad shape that the nation's pipes leak 1.7 trillion gallons every year. The water lost in a single day is enough to supply the entire state of California.
Pressure to spend more money on the nation's water infrastructure is increasing. This week the National Association of Water Companies and U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign, "Water is Your Business," to draw more attention to the problem.
And the public is already on board.
In a recent survey taken by water infrastructure company Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), 88% of those polled said the government should be investing in water infrastructure, and 65% said they would accept slightly higher monthly water bills to pay for it.
With the need reaching a critical stage and pressure to act building, U.S. government spending to repair water infrastructure is bound to increase very soon and very rapidly, a golden opportunity for water stocks.
But the opportunity extends beyond the United States. The World Water Council says that current annual infrastructure spending of about $80 billion will double just within the next several years.
And rising global demand for water, driven by population growth, adds even more urgency to the problem.
The United Nations estimates that fresh water withdrawals have increased threefold over the past 50 years, as demand rises by 16.9 trillion gallons every year.
"A billion people lack access to clean water," Bank of America Merrill Lynch wrote in a recent research note explaining why it likes water ETFs. "Water is undergoing pressure both on the supply and demand side."
In the years to come, as governments around the world start spending the hundreds of billions of dollars needed to address these problems, money will flood into water stocks.
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