09.01.2015 - Facts and fantasies about commodities
Commodities were the worst performing asset class for the third year running in 2014. Investors, including some of the world's largest pension funds, have seen billions of dollars of wealth disappear as a result of investing in commodity index products over the last decade. So it is essential to understand what went wrong to help prevent a similar problem recurring in future. "Facts and fantasies about commodity futures," first published in 2004 by Gary Gorton and Geert Rouwenhorst, proved one of the most influential research papers in 21st century finance...............................................Full Article: Source
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