http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/commodity-futures-in-your-investment-portfolio-107.htm Objective Personal Finance Information for Lifetime Budgeting, Investing, Taxes, and Retirement Planning Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/commodity-futures-in-your-investment-portfolio-107.htm#comment-16691 My Debt Relief Plan » Carnival of Wealth Building Ideas Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:53:23 +0000 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/commodity-futures-in-your-investment-portfolio-107.htm#comment-16691 [...] Larry Russell presents Commodity futures in your investment portfolio: Is there really any future for individual investors? posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “The Skilled Investor’s previous article, “Hear ye, Hear Ye, individual investors: Be wary of the new investment asset classes,” voiced skepticism about many supposedly new asset classes. This article delves into the financial science behind this skepticism, as it relates to one of these supposedly new asset classes. In this article, we focus on whether commodity futures really are a good candidate for long-term holdings in the portfolios of individual investors.” [...] […] Larry Russell presents Commodity futures in your investment portfolio: Is there really any future for individual investors? posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “The Skilled Investor’s previous article, “Hear ye, Hear Ye, individual investors: Be wary of the new investment asset classes,” voiced skepticism about many supposedly new asset classes. This article delves into the financial science behind this skepticism, as it relates to one of these supposedly new asset classes. In this article, we focus on whether commodity futures really are a good candidate for long-term holdings in the portfolios of individual investors.” […]

]]> http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/commodity-futures-in-your-investment-portfolio-107.htm#comment-14250 andymayo Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/commodity-futures-in-your-investment-portfolio-107.htm#comment-14250 Excellent post. I've tried using the commodity ETFs and am not impressed. (see charts at www.extramayo.org/charts.htm) Contango or whatever . . . futures-based funds don't seem to work except for short-term speculation. Excellent post. I’ve tried using the commodity ETFs and am not impressed. (see charts at http://www.extramayo.org/charts.htm) Contango or whatever . . . futures-based funds don’t seem to work except for short-term speculation.

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