Commodities
Learn how commodity investing -- in metals, energy and agricultural crops -- can help enhance portfolio performance and diversify risk.
How to Hold On for Commodities’ Wild Ride
By Gil WeinreichA little-known commodities index sports long-term performance more than double that of either the Dow Jones-UBS or Goldman Sachs indexes.
April 24, 2012
Cerulli: Emerging Markets, Commodities Top New ETF Product PlansAccording to the survey, U.S. equity, international (excluding emerging markets) equity account for the new product plans of, respectively, 53% and 47% of ETF sponsors. U.S. taxable bonds, currency and other alternatives (e.g., alternative allocation, managed futures) make up the new product plans of one-third ETS sponsors.
April 24, 2012
Cerulli: Emerging Markets, Commodities Top New ETF Product PlansAccording to the survey, U.S. equity, international (excluding emerging markets) equity account for the new product plans of, respectively, 53% and 47% of ETF sponsors. U.S. taxable bonds, currency and other alternatives (e.g., alternative allocation, managed futures) make up the new product plans of one-third ETS sponsors.
December 13, 2011
Gold Bear Market Begins, Top Analyst SaysAfter a record rise in gold prices as a response to the unrest in the global economy, the precious metal is poised to enter a bear market, according to Dennis Gartman, who correctly predicted hit to commodities in 2008.
November 08, 2011
Buy-and-Hold Debate Gets Louder as Market Volatility RisesThe rising level of market volatility as 2011 comes to a close seems to be bringing with it a return of doubts about 'buy-and-hold' investing, as expressed by Mark Cuban, that became a fixture of investment debate in the market crash of 2008.
September 29, 2011
Fading SuperpowersAfter the Cold Wars end, the paths of the two former enemies should have diverged dramatically. No longer locked in a nuclear rivalry known as Mutually Assured Destruction, or MAD for short, each should have been going its own way: the United States to enjoy the fruits of victory and...
August 22, 2011
Mark Mobius: Markets Ready to Rise, Time to Buy CommoditiesAfter markets worldwide dropped 16% over the past few weeks, its time for some positive momentum, investment expert Mobius of Templeton said Monday.
August 02, 2011
Commodities and Portfolios: Listening Through the NoiseYes, commodities have been on a tear, but here’s an argument for including them, correctly, in clients’ portfolios.