Features and Interviews
May 16, 2008 2:24 PM EST
- Updated May 16, 2008 EST
HardAssetsInvestor
The senior vice president for MF Global explains how to be better traded in the commodities market.
- The importance of being humble
- What the market looks like now
- Limiting your losses
We're in prime USDA report season, the seeds are going in the ground and investors are waffling.
Roy Nersesian, an energy specialist from Columbia University, puts the biofuels hype under a realist's microscope. - Why corn-based ethanol will never work
- The chink in cellulosic ethanol
- Hope for biodiesel?
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With global electricity demand expected to double in the next 20 years and the world seeking cleaner energy alternatives, nuclear power is back in vogue.
- Is nuclear power green?
- How to invest in it
- Its ties to metals producers
Hard Assets University
October 24, 2007 4:15 PM EST
HardAssetsInvestor.com
What are commodities? It seems like a simple question. Ask someone on the street and they'll probably say "oil" or maybe "gold."
Those are good examples, but they don't tell you what really makes a commodity a commodity. And understanding that is the first step to becoming a better commodities investor.
Now it's time for the big question: Why invest in commodities at all?
The short answer is that, based on historical data, adding commodities exposure will increase your returns while lowering your risk.
Why? Well, to understand that, we first have to talk about the single most important topic in investing: asset allocation.
All commodities are fungible, but not all commodities are created the same.
Generally speaking, investors break commodities down into two categories: "soft" and "hard" commodities.
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