10.11.2014 - It’s Time to Consider Commodities
Commodities are an outlier at a time of record or near-record prices for other major asset classes, such as stocks, bonds and real estate. With commodities so out of favor, it may be a good time for investors to allocate a portion of their portfolios to the sector. Investors can get direct exposure through exchange-traded products (ETPs) tied to single commodities like SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), iShares Gold Trust (IAU) and iShares Silver Trust (SLV), or broader indexes such as PowerShares DB Commodity Index fund (DBC) or iPath Bloomberg Commodity Total Return note (DJP). The diversified ETPs have different exposure to various commodities and sectors, notably energy...............................................Full Article: Source
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