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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 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.  |
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.  |
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 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 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.  |
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?  |
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 2011 Marla Brill |
Ready For Reflation Several kinds of ETFs should benefit if prices and interest rates begin to rise.  |
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 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.  |
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 February 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon.  |
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 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.  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure?  |
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.  |
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.  |
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 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 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 February 2012 Eric Uhlfelder |
The Future Of Commodities Despite declining prices, observers believe that well-managed investments in commodities can still generate gains.  |
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 December 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Is Gold the Only Thing Worth Buying? Some commodities have even better returns than gold, but others are lagging.  |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
TIPS: Headed for Heartbreak? Inflation-protected bonds aren't invulnerable to a falling bond market.  |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Alan Lavine |
Gold Stays In Spotlight But investors wrestle with issues surrounding the metal.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor October 2010 Marla Brill |
Digging Up Good Plays To find solid natural resource investments, this manager looks for companies with low production costs and attractive geological assets.  |
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 1, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio These ETFs take different paths to the same goal.  |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Big Losers From the ETF Revolution ETFs don't make everyone a winner.  |
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.  |
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 Tim Knepp |
Panning for Gold Whenever the markets turn south, interest in gold increases -- here are some ways to invest in this precious metal.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Outlook 2010: Positivity "We think the economic outlook will be better than the consensus forecast," says Paul Zemsky, New York-based head of asset allocation and multi-manager investments for ING Investment Management.  |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Laura Cohn |
Striking Gold In Commodities Some pension funds have made outsize returns, but how safe is the market?  |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Are Commodities Still Doing Their Job? As commodities get more popular, their usefulness for diversification may decline.  |
On Wall Street May 1, 2011 Jerry Webman |
Turmoil Intensifies Focus On Commodities Let's consider commodities from three perspectives: supply, demand and risk.  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Should More Pension Funds Buy Gold? European hedge funds debate whether commodities belong in retirement funds.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
This Is What Works When Stocks Fail But will it continue to work in the future? There are reasons to believe that some of the trends that have worked over the past 10 years will keep working for some time.  |
Financial Advisor July 2005 Marla Brill |
A Fund For Tough Times More advisors are using the Permanent Portfolio Fund as a hedge. The fund balances its position in value-oriented commodity stocks with a 15% allocation to aggressive growth stocks in about a dozen industry groups.  |
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 April 2009 Alan Lavine |
Gold Gone Wild? Safe-haven buying has driven up its price, but gold is still a risky and volatile investment.  |