| The beauty of falling commodity prices is in the eye of the beholder as investors wrestle with whether to invest into the slide or invest in some kind of defensive strategy. Even with crude oil now hovering around $45 a barrel, there is debate over whether it is time to buy or steer clear of the global commodity.
One thing that is certain: Commodity, energy and precious metals have been among the worst-performing categories this year. Commodity broad basket mutual funds, as tracked by Morningstar Inc., are down 13.7% this year; natural resource funds are down 11.6%; equity limited partnership funds are down 15.5%; and equity precious metals funds are down 23.5%...............................................Full Article: Source
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