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Features and Interviews

Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
February 09, 2010 8:47 AM EST
PodcastAssociate Editor Lara Crigger evaluates the recent flood of equity-based commodity ETF filings. But do any of them compare with GDX?




 
Written by Julian Murdoch
February 08, 2010 11:59 AM EST
SoybeansWith record inventories and record harvests, it's a tough time to be in soybeans right now. But are farmers making the right bets?
  • What's behind the massive harvest?
  • Why prices have collapsed
  • How farmers are dealing with record yields


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Written by Lara Crigger
February 05, 2010 9:42 AM EST
Brian NickThis Barclays Wealth investment strategist explains why now is the right time to short the yellow metal.
  • Why we're not headed toward inflation
  • How ETFs have changed gold's demand picture
  • What's the real fair value for gold?


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Written by Brad Zigler
February 04, 2010 10:18 AM EST
GoldWe run the latest numbers on the gold vs. gold stocks question.
  • What the GLD/GDX ratio tells us right now
  • Which GDX miner has the lowest beta?
  • Gold or gold stocks?


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Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
February 03, 2010 12:00 AM EST

The VP of McNamara Options shares his current outlook on the petroleum markets.

  • How much do hedge funds move a market?
  • A new bull move, or trading action?
  • Natural gas as transportation fuel—just a pipedream?


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Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
February 02, 2010 10:07 AM EST
PodcastWith all the "good news" on the economy in the past week, how should investors be playing oil prices? Does the Obama budget bode well for spot-oil bulls, but ill for operating companies? Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig consider the options.




 
Written by Charles Armstrong
February 01, 2010 2:56 PM EST
InflationSure, you've heard commodities make a good hedge against inflation—but which ones? We run the numbers and find a few surprises.
  • Comparing commodities side by side
  • Why corn, not copper, makes a great hedge
  • Stave off inflation with coffee and gold
     


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Written by Lara Crigger
January 29, 2010 10:07 AM EST
Ken ArmsteadThe CEO of Absolute Plus Management explains why active beats passive when it comes to commodities.
  • The risks of a passive approach
  • Will we see active commodity ETFs?
  • Can contango continue—and does it matter?


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Written by Brad Zigler
January 28, 2010 8:40 AM EST
Stacking UpHow has the new commodities-heavy alternative strategies ETP fared in its first 48 days?
  • Why ALT's composition matters
  • Has it met its objectives?
  • GCC vs. ALT


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Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
January 27, 2010 12:00 AM EST
The chief currency strategist for Bank of New York Mellon discusses his current outlook on the yen, the dollar, the euro and more.
  • Why the yen needn’t cooperate
  • ECB membership: privilege, or one-way street?
  • Peripheral repercussions of raised interest rates


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