17.03.2014 - With volatile commodities, ETFs offer a way in
149 commodity exchange-traded funds out there but just a handful are broadly diversified. Coffee is up 80% this year. Lean hogs are up 28%. Corn is up 13%. Gold is up 12%. Most of these same commodities were down last year, and any of them could fall at the drop of a hat. So how do rational investors participate in the upside for unpredictable commodities without losing their all-cotton shirts? One approach is to invest in a diversified basket of commodities. That lowers the chance of a big loss and adds diversification to an investment portfolio, since commodities tend not to track the stock market. While there are 149 commodity ETFs, only a handful are broadly diversified...............................................Full Article: Source
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