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Michael Johnston: For investors looking to achieve exposure to agricultural commodities through ETPs, two of the most popular options on the market are thePowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSEARCA:DBA) and iPath Dow Jones-UBS Agriculture ETN Read more…
Rick Mills: The Earth’s climate has been continuously changing throughout its history. From ice covering large amounts of the globe to interglacial periods where there was ice only at the poles – our climate and biosphere has been in flux for millennia. Read more…
Jared Cummans: It is no secret that grain prices have been soaring as a number of savvy commodity investors have been cashing in on the latest trend to take the world Read more…
Don Miller: Legendary Wall Street trader and best-selling author Jim Rogers recently offered this unconventional advice: If you want to get rich, you should be investing in farmland. Read more…
Michael Snyder: All over America the corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) is dying. If drought conditions persist in the middle part of the country, wheat Read more…
Michael Snyder: It is too early to panic, but if there is not a major change in the weather very soon we could be looking at widespread crop failures throughout the United States this summer. Record heat and crippling drought are absolutely devastating crops Read more…
Jared Cummans: While most traders have kept their eyes glued to high profile commodities like gold and crude oil,wheat futures have been on an absolute tear. Three different kinds of wheat futures are up more than 10% in the trailing week, with standard wheat futures Read more…
Michael Johnston: UBS, one of the largest issuers of ETNs including a number of commodity products, is the latest to make an addition to the fast-growing ETP lineup. The new ETRACS DJ-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Blended Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:BLND) will take a unique approach to delivering exposure to Read more…
Tony Sagami: In last week’s video issue, we talked about the World Bank’s discouraging view of Europe (NYSEArca:VGK) and the United States, and its optimistic view about China (NYSEArca:FXI) and its Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity investing has become increasing popular in recent years as the exchange traded world has opened this once elusive asset class wide open. Still, one of the most effective ways to maintain exposure to your favorite hard asset remains through futures contracts. For the average Read more…
Jared Cummans: The agriculture sector has long been a popular place for commodity trading. After all, it was with agricultural futures that commodity trading got its start. Farmers had originally used these contracts to help offset any losses in crop yields. Now, the agricultural space has blossomed into a Read more…
Rick Mills: As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Our agriculture system is concentrated on producing a very few staple crops – there is a very serious lack of crop diversity. Corn, wheat, rice and soy are the main staples and production is Read more…
Sean Brodrick: As 2011 winds to a close, it’s time to set our sights on where to invest in 2012. I have plenty of ideas for my Red-Hot Global Resources subscribers. After all, we track a closed gain of $11,343 before commissions for Red-Hot Global Resources’ recommended positions in 2011 — that means Read more…
David Zeiler: Despite statements to the contrary, the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to pump money into the economy, says investing legend Jim Rogers. The resulting low interest rates and creeping inflation, he says, are destroying the wealth of millions. Read more…
Money Morning Staff: A commodity is something that has universal definition and demand. Everyone knows what food is, and everybody wants it. Nearly everyone in the world knows what gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) is, and nearly all of them want it. The same is true for oil, steel, copper… the list goes on. Read more…
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