| Whether investors should allocate to commodities is often a topic of debate. A few years back, the Wall Street Journal profiled 8 investment professionals on the issue. The opinions were mixed.
Common arguments for including commodities in a portfolio are that they can act as an inflation hedge and that they diversify core equity and bond holdings. Some of the arguments cited against commodity allocations are that they are too volatile and often mean reversionary, leading to large losses from poorly timed investments.........................................Full Article: Source
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