31.03.2010 - Turning to commodities may not bolster portfolios

From Chicagotribune.com: With investors on the lookout for higher interest rates, the knee-jerk response would be to buy oil and other commodities as a hedge against inflation. Typically, the Federal Reserve raises rates to try to ward off inflation, so investors sometimes use higher rates as a tip-off to buy oil, copper, gold, corn and other commodities, or mutual funds that invest in commodities...................................Full Article: Source

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