When investing in commodities using ETFs the most important thing you can have is education and information. Information on what to trade, how to trade it and when not to trade. These books will help you get an edge. Commodity ETF Headquarters will help you with what commodity ETF to invest in and which ones to [...]
D’oh! The 5 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make when Investing in Commodity ETFs
Investor Mistake #1: Trying to hit a grand-slam by investing in a single commodity ETF. Commodities are not a get rich quick scheme. The only people who get rich quick are the people running the scheme (then they end up going to jail!). I see too many investors dumping all their money into a single asset [...]
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ETF 101 – Everything you need to know about investing in Commodity ETFs
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Complete List of Precious Metals ETFs
If you are worried about the Global Money printing by the Fed and the ECB then a great way to protect and grow your portfolio is with exposure to precious metals in the form of ETFs. During times of currency devaluation, printing money when it is not backed by any physical asset, gold, silver, platinum, [...]
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Complete List of Base Metals ETFs (Copper ETF, Nickel ETF, Tin ETF, Aluminum ETF, etc)
Many investors want exposure to industrial growth without having to own the manufacturing companies like Alcoa and Freeport McMoran. That’s because investors want upside with global growth without the exposure of one or two companies. a great way to get that upside is to buy a base metal or industrial metal ETF. This type of [...]
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Diversified Commodity ETFs
It can be a little overwhelming to digest all the individual commodity ETFs out there. That’s why I put together a list of all the top diversified commodity ETFs. Diversified ETFs allow you to buy one ETF and get a basket of several commodities. After you check these out make sure you review our commodity ETF portfolio [...]
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Two Diversified Commodity ETFs You Should Consider
Diversification is the best way to protect yourself from one investment crashing. That’s why we have the saying “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Here are some great commodity ETFs that hold a diversified basket of Agriculture commodities. DBA - PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund A rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of [...]
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Complete list of Agriculture ETFs
With China and the other emerging markets growing rapidly a great investment idea is investing in Agriculture ETFs. As the emerging economies population continues to grow and earn more money, they will consume more meats and other food products, which will mean more Corn, Soy Beans, Cattle, Pork, Cotton, and sugar. The complet list below [...]
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Population and Agriculture ETFs
The world population continues to grow. As a result more and more food related commodities are needed to keep pace with number of mouths to feed. Therefore, a great investment are to consider is Agriculture Commodity ETFs. Here are some ETFs to consider: COW – Dow Jones-UBS Livestock Sub-index Total Return The index is currently [...]
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Best Ag ETFs for 2012
There is no denying that a commodity ETF would have been great to own in 2011. Many of these investment vehicles rallied to double digit profits last year. But what about 2012? One area of commodity investing you should look into is Agriculture and ETFs are the best way to invest in this sector. Here are my [...]
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What are Commodity ETFs?
What are Commodity ETFs? A Commodity ETF, or Exchange Trade Fund, may consist of a single commodity like gold or oil, or it may contain a basket or sector of commodities. You can find a complete list of all the commodity sectors on this website as well as their holdings. Why should you consider owning Commodity [...]
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Ritholtz Puts Gold into Perspective
Barry Ritholtz, blogger over at the Big Picture Blog has a great post by Paul Brodsky on Gold. You can find it here. He discusses why physical gold should be acquired at these price levels going forward. Here are some key points Gold had dropped about 20% from its September high Gold remains the only (along [...]
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Doug Kass on Gold
Doug Kass at the Big Picture Conference discusses Gold. I personally disagree on his analysis on gold. I look at gold as insurance. You need it but you hope you never use it. ie, the US dollar goes in the toilet! Doug Kass: Is Apple More Valuable than Gold? from The Big Picture Conference [...]
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Precious Metal ETF
Here is a complete list of Precious Metal ETFs Of all the commodities traded today, none is hotter than the precious metals category. Besides gold and silver, many other metals such as platinum and palladium are in ever increasing demand in both the industrial and consumer markets. Some of the less-well known precious metals are [...]
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Non-Oil Energy ETF Descriptions
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) Another giant energy ETF, the United States Natural Gas fund boasts a yearly traded volume of 9,316,224 and nearly $1.3 billion dollars in assets. It is currently very undervalued at about $7 per share. The asset structure of the United States Natural Gas Fund is exceptionally well hedged against [...]
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Oil ETF Descriptions
United States Oil Fund (USO) Focused on price changes of light, sweet crude oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, The United States Oil Fund is a reasonably prices fund to get into, usually fluctuating between $29 and $40 per share. With a market capitalization of over $1.4 billion, it is one of the [...]
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Tom Price from UBS: Gold to reach $2075 in 2012
Just out on CNBC, Tom Price, Global Commodity Analyst at UBS AG, says uncertainty in the global economy will see the price of gold reach an annual average of $2,075 next year! What do you think?
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