28.02.2011 - James K. Glassman on the pros and cons of buying commodities
From Washingtonpost.com: Commodity investing is suddenly all the rage. And no wonder. Demand for energy, metals, food and all sorts of other staples is booming as half the world - China, India and other developing nations - enters the ranks of the prosperous. In 2010, the price of oil rose 15 percent; gold was up 30 percent; corn, 52 percent; cotton, 89 percent. Meanwhile, the United States, like other developed countries, has assumed huge amounts of debt since the 2008-09 financial crisis..............................................Full Article: Source
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