Commodities
Learn how commodity investing -- in metals, energy and agricultural crops -- can help enhance portfolio performance and diversify risk.
September 30, 2015
4 Benefits Commodities Bring to a Portfolio: DoubleLineThe portfolio manager of DoubleLines new Strategic Commodity Fund explains the rationale for investing in commodities.
September 13, 2015
Top 20 Commodities Funds in 401(k)s: BrightScopeAbout 1% of 401(k) assets are in commodities funds, the research firm says.
August 24, 2015
Oil Explorers Tumble as Commodities Bloodbath Sinks MarketsU.S. crude dipped below $38 a barrel for the first time since February 2009.
August 06, 2015
6 Investments Suffering in Commodities RoutFactors have been conspiring to take the commodities market on a stiff ridedownward.
August 04, 2015
10 quick thoughts to ruin your summerHere's one: The Federal Reserve rules the developed world.
July 25, 2015
Why Investors Should Buy, Not Sell, Commodity FundsDespite a recent run of poor performance, broad-based commodity funds can bolster a portfolio in the long term, Direxion's head of alternatives says.
June 26, 2015
Stupidest sales tip everYouve probably heard this one before. But here is why you need to ignore this unhelpful bit of wisdom.
April 06, 2015
Commodities: Avoid or Add?If there's one asset class to which most portfolios lack exposure, it's probably commodities.
April 01, 2015
Morningstar sounds inflation alarmThe firm says labor shortages and an economy quickly rising to full capacity can quickly lead to a breakout of recovery-killing inflation.
March 31, 2015
Morningstar Sounds Inflation AlarmThe Chicago-based research firm is warning that the seeds of what it calls the ultimate recovery killer are already sown.