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Michael Johnston: French banking behemoth BNP Paribas has become the latest financial institution to jump into the ETF industry, rolling out an exchange-traded commodity product this week. The new STREAM S&P Dynamic Roll Global Commodities Fund (BNPC) Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Many investors have embraced the exchange-traded product structure as the preferred vehicle for accessing broad based commodity exposure. Investors have a whole host of options available to them, with some funds focusing in on specific commodity families, while other offerings employ Read more…
Tony Daltorio: South America’s status as a bright spot in the world economy is under threat as commodity prices fall amid declining demand for raw materials from Asia. Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
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George Wolff: Heart attacks can come from the unlikeliest sources. My latest heart-stopping moment came from a Bloomberg headline that trumpeted: Read more…
Tim Seymour: While commodity fever has cooled substantially in the last few weeks, Glencore has still seen massive institutional demand for its newly launched shares. Read more…
Investing is a major concern especially for those for whom retirement is the next step in their lives. Every investor has their own concept of investing; some are investing for long term and some are Read more…
Between unrest in the Middle East and the natural disasters striking Japan, 2011′s first quarter has been an eventful one. Unsurprisingly, it was also a pretty good one for commodities. The iShares Read more…
As the popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) continues to expand, it is important to understand the four different ETF structures. Read more…
Stocks posted solid gains on Thursday and closed near the session highs. However, trade was light across the board. The market was directionless in early trade, but at 11:15 am buyers entered and Read more…
Commodity ETPs can be extremely powerful tools for tapping into an asset class capable of providing both return enhancement and diversification benefits. With dozens of products 
As natural resource prices have climbed skyward, interest in exchange-traded products that offer exposure to commodities has accelerated as well. While some investors prefer to achieve targeted 
There’s nothing like a bracing splash of reality to put things in the proper perspective. Last week, we examined the efficacy of various hard asset exposures—gold, oil and broad-based 
Last week’s market volatility is a good reminder on how precarious it is in commodity investing. For the week, broadbase commodity index ETF (NYSE:DBC) dropped 3.09% while Gold (NYSE:GLD) 
As developing nations continue to implement loose monetary policies, keep interest rates low and boost money supply, a nation’s debt and currency debasement should be of much concern. 
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