It used to be that most individual investors seeking to bet on commodities faced a stark choice: buy shares in companies that produce raw materials, or drill for oil near the bullion buried in the backyard.
Now individuals have a much wider range of options, thanks to a growing menu of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. In addition to funds that hold commodity-related stocks, which have been around for decades, there are ETFs that invest in physical metals and commodity futures, as well as some more narrowly drawn commodity-stock portfolios...............................................Full Article: Source
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