| Description |
1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Commodities -- Chapter 1 Investors, Start Your Engines! The Basics of Commodities -- Defining Commodities and Their Investment Characteristics -- Going for a Spin: Choosing the Right Investment Vehicle -- The futures markets -- The equity markets -- Publicly traded companies -- Master limited partnerships -- Managed funds -- Physical commodity purchases -- Checking Out What's on the Menu |
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Energy -- Metals -- Agricultural products -- Chapter 2 The Pros and Cons of Commodities -- Why the 21st Century Is the Century of Commodities -- Capitalizing on the global population explosion -- Profiting from urbanization -- Benefiting from industrialization -- The BRIC countries -- China -- Brazil -- What Makes Commodities Unique -- Gaining from inelasticity -- Finding a safe haven -- Hedging against inflation -- Taking time to bring new sources online -- Sell in May and go away? Definitely nay! -- Commodities and the Business Cycle -- The Pitfalls of Using Leverage |
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The Real Risks behind Commodities -- Sovereign government risk -- Geopolitical risk -- Speculative risk -- Corporate governance risk -- Methods for Managing Risk -- Due diligence: Just do it -- Commodity companies -- Managed funds -- Futures market -- Commodity fundamentals -- Diversify, diversify, diversify -- Part 2 In Power: Making Money in Energy -- Chapter 3 It's a Crude World: Investing in Crude Oil -- Seeing the Crude Realities -- Examining global reserve estimates -- Looking at production figures -- Checking out demand figures -- Eyeing imports and exports -- Going Up the Crude Chain |
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Making Big Bucks with Big Oil -- Oil companies: Lubricated and firing on all cylinders -- Flying solo: Looking at individual oil companies -- Oil company ETFs: Strength in numbers -- Get your passport ready: Investing overseas -- Chapter 4 What a Gas! Investing in Natural Gas -- What's the Use? Looking at Natural Gas Applications -- Industrial uses of natural gas -- Natural gas in your home -- Natural gas's commercial uses -- Generating electricity with natural gas -- Natural gas and transportation -- Liquefied Natural Gas: Getting Liquid Without Getting Wet -- Investing in Natural Gas |
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Natural selection: Trading nat gas futures -- Nat gas companies: The natural choice -- Chapter 5 Investing in Renewable and Alternative Energy -- Getting to Know Renewable Energy -- Sunny delight: Investing in solar energy -- Fast and furious: Trading in wind energy -- Betting on biomass -- Digging Up Additional Energy Sources -- Reexamining coal -- Coal hard facts -- Paint it black -- It's a coal investment -- Investing in nuclear power -- Uranium equities -- Uranium ETF -- Uranium futures -- Trading electricity -- Brushing up on current affairs -- Investing in the power industry |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Chapter 6 Investing in Energy Companies |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781394201051 |
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1394201052 |
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