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Financial Advisor April 2006 Matt Hougan	Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed.
BusinessWeek May 1, 2006 Aaron Pressman	A High-Risk Diet For Investors Why a portfolio full of commodities may not be the best hedge against inflation.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Pauline P. Lam	What You Should Know About Commodity Indexes Direct commodity investment has a place in every investment portfolio.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Commodities Hit the Exchange (Again) The commodities boom launches another investment. The S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity Total Return Strategy Index exchange-traded note is a new vehicle from Goldman Sachs that tracks the S&P GSCI Index.
Financial Planning March 1, 2005	Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly.
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 Savita Iyer-Ahrestani	Stockpiling Commodities The traditional stock/bond breakdown is no longer enough; for true diversification, clients need to add commodities to their portfolios.
Financial Advisor February 2012 Eric Uhlfelder	The Future Of Commodities Despite declining prices, observers believe that well-managed investments in commodities can still generate gains.
Financial Advisor May 2005 Marla Brill	Commodities Go Mainstream Until recently the high costs and complexity associated with commodity investing kept many investors away. But now, new products make it easier to get a pure play on commodity prices.
Financial Advisor August 2004 Pauline P. Lam	Commodity Investments Help Diversify Portfolios A new tool--resampled efficiency--helps create optimal allocations. Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in commodity index or individual commodity futures contracts. A third option is mutual funds.
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Joseph Lisanti	Girding for Inflation Whether you think inflation is here now or is headed our way, planners should prepare for it.
Financial Advisor February 2007 Matt Hougan	Dancing The Contango The commodities market has investors singing the blues, but a new note leads some to follow the beat of a different drummer. Whatever happens with commodities in 2007, we know one thing for sure: Advisors will be watching.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	Jumping on the Commodity Bandwagon If you own a target-date fund, make sure you know whether your fund is moving into commodities.
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride.
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Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Brad Zigler	How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures?
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Laura Cohn	Striking Gold In Commodities Some pension funds have made outsize returns, but how safe is the market?
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Financial Advisor May 2006 Louis Stanasolovich	Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market.
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Alan Snyder	Investing in Commodities and Futures Can a commodities index compete with actively managed accounts?
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Craig L. Israelsen	Spice It Up Can adding commodities to a diversified investment portfolio boost performance without adding extra risk? Read on.
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BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 Lewis Braham	The Case for Commodities They could be a smart inflation hedge in 2010. And some pros see a long-term bull market for oil, grain, and gold.
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Financial Advisor November 2007 Jeff Schlegel	New Twists On The Oldest Economy Formerly plodding agriculture is now running in the fast lane, but the run-up in index performances and in the valuations of certain agribusinesses might give investors pause despite the sector's seemingly positive long-term trends.
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Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green	Danger & Opportunity: Futures Education Michael Bulley, senior VP for research and risk management for Steben & Co. in Rockville, Maryland, a firm that has specialized in managed futures funds for 20 years, on what you should know about managed futures.
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Financial Advisor July 2011	Alternatives In The Spotlight Many of the 600 attendees at the second annual Innovative Alternative Strategies conference came to learn how to use these investments in client portfolios.
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The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Michael Johnston	Inside the CORN ETF Perk up your ears for tips on how to play this commodity-specific fund.
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