Commodities

ETFs have surged in popularity in recent years in part because of the numerous advantages they offer over traditional actively-managed mutual funds: lower costs, potential tax efficiencies, intrada

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Commodities are the new black in the world of investing, thanks in no small part to the  rise of ETFs as the tool of choice in more and more portfolios.

Following the massive injections into capital markets in recent years, inflation has become a major concern of many investors, and the quest to uncover assets that offer portfolio protection agains

Much like 2009 we expect 2010 to be more of a traders’ market as opposed  sitting in positions for extended periods.

Investors who positioned their portfolios thinking the Bull market in commodities was over were proven wrong in 2009.

As the ETF industry has expanded in recent years, a significant portion of growth has come from the tremendous rise in popularity of exchange-traded commodity products.

In recent weeks, news that London-based ETF Securities is preparing to launch physically-backed platinum and palladium ETFs rolled through the financial markets, causing tremendous excitement among

Swing trading is typically defined as a trading practice whereby the underlying instrument is bought or sold at or near the end of an up or down price swing caused by daily or week

Most commodity investors that I come into contact with are trading energies and metals but perhaps a healthy portfolio needs more vegetables.