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Investing in Commodities

Investors wishing to diversify risk may opt to hedge their bets by allocating a portion of their portfolios to commodities. Be it the purchase of physical raw commodities, such as precious metal bullion, or investing in futures contracts or exchange-traded products that track a specific commodity index, the commodities market is a highly volatile one, so invest with caution.

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Book

Back to the Futures
Crashing Dirt Bikes, Chasing Cows, and Unraveling the Mystery of Commodity Futures Markets
Scott Irwin and Doug Peterson
Ceres Books, LLC, 2023
7 Report

Environmental Commodities
What Are They & How Can You Trade Them?
Lawrence Pines
Commodity.com, 2021
9 Article

Why the NFT Craze Is a Bubble Waiting to Pop
The latest collectible boom is fueled by speculators, not enthusiasts
James Surowiecki
Marker, 2021
8 Report

A Reality Check for Blockchain in Commodity Trading
Antti Belt and Steven Kok
Boston Consulting Group, 2018
9 Report

How Futures Trading Changed Bitcoin Prices
Galina Hale et al.
FRBSF, 2018
8 Book

The Alternative Answer
The Nontraditional Investments That Drive the World’s Best-Performing Portfolios
Bob Rice
HarperBusiness, 2013
9 Book

Hot Commodities
How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World
Jim Rogers
Random House, 2004
5 Book

The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets
How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down
Peter D. Schiff
Wiley, 2008
8 Report

Low Oil Prices Today May Not Mean Low Investment Tomorrow
Carole Nakhle
GIS, 2016
8 Report

After the Freefall, What to Expect from Commodity Prices
The Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU, 2015
8 Report

Managing Commodity Price Uncertainties
Matthias Tauber et al.
Boston Consulting Group, 2015
7 Report

Global Cycles
Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015
Carmen M. Reinhart et al.
CESifo Group Munich, 2016