The RESTART Act as introduced recently into the U.S. House of Representatives would establish a REE program at the U.S. Geological Survery and also make Government backed loans available to fund REE production facilities if private funds are not available.

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Emergent's funds are not widely available to U.S. investors, but many of the markets in which it's active are accessible through other funds.

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"And if the matching funds are for whatever reason not available to my campaign then we'll open up the floodgates for a national fundraising campaign, " he said.

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Often these funds are not the lowest cost, best performing funds available.

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For young investors, this extensive range of available ETFs offers a wide variety of investment choices that are not available with index funds.

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Unlike regular mutual funds available to everyone, they are free to pursue higher risk, higher return investment strategies and do not offer the protection given by regulated funds.

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