Commodities
Learn how commodity investing -- in metals, energy and agricultural crops -- can help enhance portfolio performance and diversify risk.
Cerulli: Emerging Markets, Commodities Top New ETF Product Plans
By Warren S. HerschAccording 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.
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.
July 26, 2011
How Bad Will Inflation Get?During the 2008 credit crisis, asset prices fell and the prospect of a general deflation was the biggest worry. Today, deflationary fears are still present…
July 19, 2011
Trader Pleads Guilty to Threatening Securities OfficialsVince McCrudden, a former money manager and commodities trader, on Monday pleaded guilty to charges that he threatened to kill more than 40 financial regulators, including Mary Schapiro, head of the SEC.
July 15, 2011
Oil Prices: Making a Burgers-to-Barrels ComparisonA group of commodities analysts looks at petrol prices over time to see if oil is cheap or expensive now.