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The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Playing Commodities With ETFs Commodities are booming. But it's sometimes hard for individual investors to participate. ETFs can make things easier.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Risky Investing Just Got Easier With the first commodity-based exchange-traded fund having just been launched, you can invest in commodities easily, but do you really want to?  |
BusinessWeek May 1, 2006 Aaron Pressman |
A High-Risk Diet For Investors Why a portfolio full of commodities may not be the best hedge against inflation.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly.  |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Jumping on the Commodity Bandwagon If you own a target-date fund, make sure you know whether your fund is moving into commodities.  |
Registered Rep. January 26, 2011 Diana Britton |
Best Ideas For 2011: Unlocking Morningstar's ETF Portfolio Morningstar's ETF team shares some of their best ideas for investing in ETFs in 2011 and provided a look inside their own portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Cash in on Commodities With Less Risk Let options give you a shot at getting rich without losing your shirt.  |
BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 Lewis Braham |
The Case for Commodities They could be a smart inflation hedge in 2010. And some pros see a long-term bull market for oil, grain, and gold.  |
Financial Advisor February 2012 Eric Uhlfelder |
The Future Of Commodities Despite declining prices, observers believe that well-managed investments in commodities can still generate gains.  |
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Stockpiling Commodities The traditional stock/bond breakdown is no longer enough; for true diversification, clients need to add commodities to their portfolios.  |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Marla Brill |
Commodities Go Mainstream Until recently the high costs and complexity associated with commodity investing kept many investors away. But now, new products make it easier to get a pure play on commodity prices.  |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Is This the Next Long Term Capital Management? A new commodity ETF, the U.S. Commodity Index Fund, sports an Ivy League pedigree.  |
Financial Advisor February 2011 Marla Brill |
Ready For Reflation Several kinds of ETFs should benefit if prices and interest rates begin to rise.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
5 ETFs You Need to Get Rich These five ETFs give you nearly everything you need in order to build wealth.  |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The New Hot Commodity With the advent of exchange-traded funds, you can find custom-made investments that allow you to participate in nearly any market you can imagine.  |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Brian Richards |
And the Best ETF for 2007 Is ... The holdings in the Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF are concentrated in the fast-growing economies of Brazil, China, India, Korea, Russia, South Africa, and Taiwan.  |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs Bring the Bling Here's a way for ordinary investors to benefit from trends in commodity markets. But some commodity ETFs might turn out to be fool's gold, while others are the real thing. Learn about the risks involved before you invest.  |
Finance & Development December 2008 Thomas Helbling |
Commodity Price Boom Is Over A reassessment of emerging economies' growth prospects has fundamentally changed the outlook for commodity markets  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Are ETFs Predicting a Commodities Crash? ETF data give you a window on the commodities world.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Traci Purdum |
Market Watch: Material Demand The Institute for Supply Management's Report On Business track commodity prices to help purchasing managers plan ahead.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Craig L. Israelsen |
Commodity Confidence Find a commodity fund that adds value to an overall portfolio by virtue of its raw performance as well as by virtue of its low correlation with the other portfolio ingredients.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Buz Livingston |
Relief at the Gas Pump Searching for a way to dodge high gas prices? Take a look at an energy-related ETF.  |
Financial Advisor April 2006 Matt Hougan |
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Inside the CORN ETF Perk up your ears for tips on how to play this commodity-specific fund.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Hot Commodities Real assets are on a tear. Better yet, they offer great diversification and a hedge against inflation. The current trend probably has room to run, and there are other very real reasons to allocate a regular portion of clients' portfolios to commodities.  |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Marla Brill |
Harvest In Agricultural ETFs Although a sharp pullback could be coming, some advisors think commodities are good long-term plays.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Commodities Hit the Exchange (Again) The commodities boom launches another investment. The S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity Total Return Strategy Index exchange-traded note is a new vehicle from Goldman Sachs that tracks the S&P GSCI Index.  |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Big Losers From the ETF Revolution ETFs don't make everyone a winner.  |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Investments for the Indecisive Can't make up your mind? ETFs might help.  |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
7 Inflation-Fighting ETFs Here are seven funds investors can use to shield their portfolio from inflation.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Kristen Capuano |
The Big Idea: Fighting Contango For investors and advisors eager to add to or adjust their commodity allocations, the contango-fighting approach of a next-generation commodity product may be worth a closer look.  |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Three ETFs To Play Jim Rogers' Advice Should you buy commodities as a refuge from the global economic woes?  |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
The New Global Hot Spots Fund managers with a global reach are turning to two sectors of the market that have been on fire lately.  |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Mutual Fund Trends to Ignore This Year As shell-shocked investors eye the stock market, several trends in the mutual fund arena are already taking shape. While some of these trends may end up being beneficial for investors, here are three that you should watch out for.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures?  |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Matt Hougan |
Dancing The Contango The commodities market has investors singing the blues, but a new note leads some to follow the beat of a different drummer. Whatever happens with commodities in 2007, we know one thing for sure: Advisors will be watching.  |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Dave Lindorff |
Is It True Bonds Have More Fun? A multi-year shift by investors out of equity mutual funds and into equity exchange-traded funds is now broadening to include fixed income, too, as investors seek lower fees as well as the relative ease of shifting asset allocations afforded by ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Tuesday's ETF to Watch: Basic Materials ETF (IYM) What to keep your eyes on today.  |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Pauline P. Lam |
Commodity Investments Help Diversify Portfolios A new tool--resampled efficiency--helps create optimal allocations. Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in commodity index or individual commodity futures contracts. A third option is mutual funds.  |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2011 Stoyan Bojinov |
Inflation ETF Special: 25 ETF Ideas to Fight Rising Prices There's no silver bullet that is guaranteed to offset inflation, but there are dozens of ETFs that may be useful for those worried about the impact of rising prices on their portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Roger Nusbaum |
Gold Bugs of the World, Rejoice See how investors can use the new gold exchange traded fund (ETF) and what it might mean for gold stocks.  |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Stan Laxenberg |
Hot Stuff Commodity fund manager Jim Rogers has demonstrated a knack for finding the hottest markets. Here is his advice for the current market situation and some fund recommendations.  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2008 Helbling et al. |
Riding a Wave Soaring commodity prices -- especially those of oil, nickel, tin, corn, and wheat -- has brought a sea change to the commodities landscape. Trade policies should be adjusted for better efficiency.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Price Controls It's beginning to look a lot like inflation. Or is it? Statistics seem to tell the story, but when it comes to inflation, not everyone agrees how the plot will unfold.  |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Marla Brill |
Tapping Infrastructure Infrastructure ETFs have so far offered mixed returns to investors.  |
The Motley Fool September 4, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Invest in the Whole Enchilada The Vanguard Total Market ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI U.S. Broad Market index, which represents 99.5% of the U.S. equity market capitalization and clearly doesn't leave much uncovered.  |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Alex Dumortier |
Best ETF for 2012: Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets Why this diversified index fund is a wise choice.  |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Commodities ETFs: Dead on Arrival? While prices of several commodities have come crashing down to earth since July, ETF managers are still releasing new funds that let investors bet on a continued bull run in hard assets.  |