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Jared Cummans: The benefits of commodity investing have been well-documented in recent years, as this asset class has become a more widely-accepted part of every investor’s portfolio. These assets are typically used for their appeal as inflation hedges as well as their Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The world is always ending, according to someone out there. The current environment is full of those who think the end is nigh–at least for the robust global economy to which we’ve grown accustomed. Let’s suppose that our economy is about to fall off a cliff, resulting in general chaos, Read more…
Don Miller: Chances are you’ve never considered timber stocks in your investing strategy. But if that’s the case, then you’ve been missing out. Timber is a long-term investment that can reward your portfolio in good times, and protect it in bad. Read more…
Kevin McElroy: I’ve long been a proponent of timber as an asset class. It’s a great way to de-risk your portfolio with a timeless asset because it’s generally uncorrelated with stocks, bonds – and it’s positively correlated with inflation. Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the First Trust Latin America Alpha (NYSE:FLN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 38.18% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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Global X, one of the fastest growing ETF issuers in the world, announced further proposals to expand its lineup last week with an SEC filing for five new ETFs. The proposed products look to give investors access to highly specialized corners of the market, following in the footsteps of funds such Read more…
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Kevin McElroy: I’m forcing myself to turn away from the obvious debt ceiling story that’s playing out right now. For the record, I don’t believe that the debt ceiling will have any long term effects that won’t be completely superseded by the fact that our debts are already much too high. Read more…
By many measures, the U.S. economy has come a long way since the depths of the most recent recession; since bottoming out in early 2009, most equity indexes have climbed sharply higher and reclaimed much of the ground lost during the preceding free fall. GDP growth has swung back to the positive territory, the U.S. governments has closed out its positions in many bailed-out Read more…
In trading on Thursday, the iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index (NYSE:EPU) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.57% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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So far, 2011 has been a pretty good time to be a commodity producer, as most natural resource firms have risen substantially to start the year. While some sectors of the market, such as rare earth Read more…
Larry D. Spears: If you start a conversation about the building inflationary pressures already sapping consumer pocketbooks, that talk will almost certainly turn to such classic hedges as gold, Read more…
It doesn’t seem like that long ago that exchange-traded commodity products were the darlings of the ETF world. Praised for democratizing an entire asset class (and one capable of delivering non Read more…
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It’s baaaaaaaack. After a brief hiatus that saw investors rushing to determine the best ways to battle deflation, inflationary concerns have begun to surface again. The cause of the latest bout of Read more…
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“One industry with no worries about shelf life is timber. The reason I love timber is that even when it isn’t consumed immediately, it doesn’t start to lose its value… like bread Read more…
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