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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 January 17, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride.  |
Financial Advisor November 2007 Jeff Schlegel |
New Twists On The Oldest Economy Formerly plodding agriculture is now running in the fast lane, but the run-up in index performances and in the valuations of certain agribusinesses might give investors pause despite the sector's seemingly positive long-term trends.  |
Financial Advisor May 2011 Tom Lydon |
Shopping Agricultural ETFs While Grocery Bills Surge Today's harvest projections don't measure up to the levels that people consume.  |
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.  |
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 November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities.  |
Registered Rep. April 19, 2011 Brad Zigler |
The Error of ETP Ways Investors and their advisors are often surprised by the disparate results obtained from their exchange-traded note and fund allocations.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Marla Brill |
Wading Back In Last year's credit crunch and commodities crash sent assets in exchange-traded notes plummeting. Now, investors are taking a second look.  |
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 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 June 24, 2011 Jared Cummans |
Commodity ETFs: It Takes Two to Contango We outline five ETFs currently exhibiting contango patterns for investors interested in this budding industry.  |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2010 Brad Zigler |
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products? The tumult in the equities markets has forced a lot of investors and advisors to consider diversifying their portfolios with alternative asset classes.  |
Entrepreneur July 2008 Farnoosh Torabi |
Harvest Season The agricultural sector is growing fast -- is it time for you to cash in on the crop?  |
Registered Rep. May 13, 2014 Brad Zigler |
Which Commodity ETPs Should You Buy? Since New Year's Day, domestic equities have been ceding ground to commodities -- a reversal of a two-year trend.  |
Financial Advisor April 2004 Pauline P. Lam |
What You Should Know About Commodity Indexes Direct commodity investment has a place in every investment portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Oil ETF Investing: 5 Ways to Play Read this to help you decide how to bet on one of the world's most sought-after resources.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
The Inverse Of Gold? Gold prices may have topped. How can you profit from a decline in gold without using margin? New exchange traded notes offer some advantages over shorting long-gold ETFs.  |
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 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 June 2012 Eric Rasmussen |
Back To The Land Weird weather and supply/demand issues have made agriculture investing scary, but investors seeking diversity see gold in them thar fields.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure?  |
Registered Rep. April 2, 2014 Brad Zigler |
Are Managed Futures ETFs The Best Commodity Play? The question advisors and investors seeking commodity exposure now face is, "Active or passive?"  |
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 September 8, 2010 Jared Cummans |
An ETF to "Beef Up" Your Portfolio Time to moooove your assets? Keep ETF COW in focus as cattle futures spike.  |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Alan Snyder |
Investing in Commodities and Futures Can a commodities index compete with actively managed accounts?  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Joseph Lisanti |
Girding for Inflation Whether you think inflation is here now or is headed our way, planners should prepare for it.  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Investing on a Sour Note Exchange-traded notes have some scary risks, and those who ignore them could get a nasty surprise.  |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
A New Threat to Trendy Investors Exchange-traded notes (ETNs), unlike ETFs, are technically debts of the company that issues them. That poses an oft-ignored risk.  |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs' Newest Rival Exchange-traded notes may give ETFs a run for their money.  |
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 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.  |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Precious Metal ETFs What makes precious metals funds so attractive is that they offer investors the ability to gain unleveraged exposure to gold and other precious metals without taking delivery of physical metal or trading futures contracts.  |
Registered Rep. April 25, 2011 Brad Zigler |
Managed Futures Mainstreamed Changes in the regulatory scheme have since allowed the creation of lower-cost commodity-based mutual funds and exchange-traded products which can be marketed by Series 7 folk and RIA associates.  |
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 March 31, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs That May Be Ready to Burst Can you make money when bubbles finally burst? Some ETFs have positioned themselves to profit when prices of the investments they track fall.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 William Atkinson |
Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal.  |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Robison et al. |
Amber Waves of Pain Lured by the idea of profiting from raw materials, investors put $277 billion into commodity ETFs and related securities by the end of 2009. Then they noticed a problem: When commodities go up, the commodity ETFs often don't.  |
BusinessWeek March 27, 2006 Aaron Pressman |
Funds To Cover Every Angle Investment strategists and financial advisers say the right dose of these specialized exchange-traded funds can improve portfolio performance.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Michael Johnston |
Precious Metals ETFs: Finding the Best Fit Want more balanced exposure to precious metals? Consider these ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Invest in the Biofuels Boom Two new exchange-traded notes, the MLCX Grains Elements and MLCX Biofuels Elements came to market earlier this month, both providing exposure to key global grains tied to biofuels.  |
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 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.  |
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Lewis Braham |
A Two-Way Wager On Commodities Rydex' new fund allows investors to play the ups and downs of the futures market.  |
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.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Jeff Ptak |
Advisors: Proceed With Caution When Using ETFs While they are a great tool, advisors must proceed cautiously when considering ETF strategies, such as bond ETFs and more exotic offerings, such as commodity tracking funds, leveraged ETFs and Exchange Traded Notes.  |