25.09.2014 - Read this before you invest in energy ETFs
Investors who want exposure to the energy sector through commodities like oil and natural gas have several choices. One way is to invest in ETFs that hold futures contracts, but there are several wrinkles you should be aware of first. The United States Oil fund (USO) is the largest ETF tied to oil prices, while United States Natural Gas ETF (UNG) is the largest that tracks natural gas prices. It has been well documented, however, that while these ETFs do a good job of tracking prices over short periods of time, they have significantly underperformed the markets they are designed to track over longer periods...............................................Full Article: Source
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