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.
After 10 years, this is what the investor has accumulated in the two funds: On the flip side, ETFs allow investors to buy very small portions of the investment, which has benefits for investors who are just starting out with a small account. Since they trade like shares, you don't have to have a minimum investment.