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Marc Chandler Examines Changing Currencies
Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman, explores the link between oil, gold, the euro and the dollar.
  • Saudis still dealing in dollars
  • Gold: the good alternative?
  • Relatively no cost to the weak dollar
Marc Chandler Examines Changing Currencies
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 10 June 2008
 
Barry Ritholtz Sees More Upside In Commodities
With the Fed printing money and global demand continuing to grow, Ritholtz says the long-term trends are intact.
  • Fed fuels inflation
  • Institutions move into the market
  • Gold has further to go up
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 06 May 2008
 
Barry Ritholtz Wants Us To Stay Cautious
Fusion IQ’s CEO thinks that the entire 2003–2007 economy recovery was “backwards," and that we’re starting to pay the price.
  • Market to drop further
  • No virtuous cycle of raised wages
  • The Greenspan put hits payback
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 29 April 2008
 
Are We Doomed? Norman and Schiff Debate America’s Future
Peter Schiff says the U.S. economy is doomed, and that the dollar is nearing collapse. Can Mike Norman convince him otherwise?
  • The dollar's down, but you ain't seen nothing yet
  • Do we need to produce "hard goods" in our economy?
  • The dollar is up 400% over the past 40 years
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 22 April 2008
 
An Interview With Gary Gastineau

Wheat fieldAre commodity ETFs all they can be? HardAssetsInvestor.com speaks with one of the leading lights in the ETF industry.

  • Why do all the broad-based commodity ETFs charge 0.75%?
  • What about actively managed commodity funds?
  • Do investors understand these ETFs?
Maureen Nevin Duffy Friday, 15 February 2008
 
The Inequality of Equal-Weighting

World (#11) sugar futures started Friday trying to digest news of ever-building inventories of sweetener piling up in offshore ports ...

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 12 February 2008
 
GSCI Or DJ-AIG?

Which is a better fit for a diversified portfolio: the GSCI or the DJ-AIG?

  • Volatility is your friend
  • How can lower returns mean higher returns?
  • Building a strong asset allocation portfolio
Larry Swedroe Tuesday, 05 February 2008
 
Commodities Make The Economic World Go 'Round - Part II

Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs International, talks about the year ahead and what may be in store for the oil market.

  • Oil and ethanol demand
  • Who controls the oil supply?
  • New investors are entering oil markets
Administrator Tuesday, 29 January 2008
 
The New GreenHaven Commodity ETF Examined

A new ETF tied to the old CRB index offers a different take on the commodities market.

  • Huge focus on agriculture and softs
  • How it compares to GSG and DBC
  • Watch the expenses carefully
Julian Murdoch Monday, 28 January 2008
 
Commodities Make The Economic World Go 'Round - Part I
Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs International, talks about the year ahead and what may be in store for the U.S. and China.
  • The possible effects of a rebound in the dollar
  • China's growth rate
  • What happens if there's a recession in the U.S.?
Administrator Tuesday, 22 January 2008
 
Commodities With Extra Bite
If you like (or hate) commodities, you’re going to love the new BetaPro ETFs.
  • Leveraged and inverse-leveraged commodities exposure
  • Do investors really need this?
  • A hedging tool … or a day-trader’s dream?
Murray Coleman, IndexUniverse.com Tuesday, 22 January 2008
 
Rejoice, Citizens, For Transparency!
JPMorgan's doin' it. Why not BNP Paribas or Goldman Sachs? Becoming transparent, I mean. No, not in the Invisible Man sense, but with respect to their newly launched commodity indexes.
Brad Zigler Tuesday, 22 January 2008
 
An Interview With Michael Metz
Michael Metz, chief investment strategist for Oppenheimer & Company, lays out his opinions on each segment of the commodities market.
  • Bullish on oil, bearish on alternative energy
  • The dollar has hit bottom
  • Agriculture looks good, gold may look better

Matt Hougan Thursday, 06 December 2007
 
The Battle Against Contango

Contango presents some interesting challenges in the era of commodity ETFs and ETNs.

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 20 November 2007
 
The Commodities You Already Own
Do you know what commodities are lurking in your S&P 500 equity positions? 
  • Heavy on oil, light on gold
  • Minimal agricultural exposure
  • Developing an asset allocation plan with this in mind

Eli Neusner Wednesday, 14 November 2007
 
Weight Watchers
With the new Rogers International Commodity Index ETN launched, what’s the best index for tapping in to the market?
  • It all comes down to weights
  • Is greasy wool worth including?
  • Comparing performance over the past year

Julian Murdoch Tuesday, 13 November 2007
 
The Chinese Bubble?
Jim Rogers calls China an “incipient bubble.” If that’s true, what does that mean for the commodities market?
  • The source of marginal demand
  • An export- or import-led economy?
  • The AH Premium index
Matt Hougan Monday, 12 November 2007
 
An Interview With Wesley Karger
Wesley Karger manages money for some of the wealthiest families in the world. He spoke with HAI about commodities.
  • An important part of all portfolios
  • Playing the “reflation” theme
  • Is China a bubble?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 05 November 2007
 
New ETFs Dodge Contango

The vicious contango that has plagued investors in oil and energy futures finally appears to be going away, but product issuers are busy developing products that allay its impact … just in case it reappears.

Hardassetsinvestor.com Tuesday, 24 July 2007
 
Gold: GLD or DGL

Simon Constable's article on contango almost gets it right.

 

HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 04 May 2007
 
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