Commodities
Learn how commodity investing -- in metals, energy and agricultural crops -- can help enhance portfolio performance and diversify risk.
Searching for a Custodian, and Questioning Diversification
By Mike PattonI am in the final stages of selecting a new custodian and I'm rethinking my long-time belief in diversification. On the custodian front, I have spoken...
September 01, 2008
Experts Debate: Boom or Doom?U.S. Global Investors, the San Antonio-based fund shop that boasts a chart-topping performance with its gold/precious-metals fund and its global-resources fund (among others), recently hosted...
September 01, 2008
The Commodities Blame GameWho's to blame for soaring commodity prices? Inquiring minds want to know. How do we explain crude's rapid ascent from $50 a barrel at the beginning...
September 01, 2008
Focus on ETNsIf you think the menu of exchange-traded funds has gotten big, you should take a gander at exchange-traded notes. The number of notes has jumped...
August 01, 2008
Lifting ForecastsGold and other metals are in favor thanks to a variety of secular and seasonal factors that are supporting commodities in general, equity analysts say. --- Daniel...
July 24, 2008
Pump and dump, distort and shortI like Chris Cox (try saying it like Sir Mix-A-lot). I liked him as a congressman, and I like him (mostly) as SEC chairman. Even...
July 08, 2008
Food for fuel, not peopleIf you invest in a commodities fund, are you a speculator? According to the G-8's definition, apparently so. But even if you are, who cares?...
July 01, 2008
Seeking Bulls, BearsWhether you love commodities or hate them, there's something here for everyone. Deutsche Bank has launched four exchange-traded notes that offer both leveraged and inverse exposure...