| Commodity funds manifest inferior risk-adjusted return, relative to other asset classes. Absence of conclusive superior risk-adjusted returns for portfolios holding commodity funds. Commodity performance as an investment varies by the particular fund (proxy) used. Commodities are a relatively new asset class. (They are new at least with respect to domestic equities.)
That is, it was only within the last dozen years that a lay investor could get their hands on a commodities mutual fund. And as with many new investments, the fledgling commodities fund history has been relatively volatile; the previous bull run has turned bear...............................................Full Article: Source
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