| Description |
1 online resource (371 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Commodities: Just the Facts -- Chapter 1 Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview 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 |
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Checking Out What's on the Menu -- Energy -- Metals -- Agricultural products -- Chapter 2 Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities -- You Can't Argue with Success -- Why the 21st Century Is the Century of Commodities -- Ka-boom! Capitalizing on the global population explosion -- Brick by brick: Profiting from urbanization -- Full steam ahead! 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 |
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Sell in May and go away? Definitely nay! -- Time to Get Down to Business: Commodities and the Business Cycle -- Chapter 3 Investing in Commodities: Only for the Brave? -- Biting Off More Than You Can Chew: The Pitfalls of Using Leverage -- Watch Your Step: Understanding the Real Risks behind Commodities -- Sovereign government risk -- Geopolitical risk -- Speculative risk -- Corporate governance risk -- Tracking Commodities from 2008 through the 2020 Global Pandemic -- Origins of the 2008 crisis -- The 2020 Pandemic -- Managing Risk -- Due diligence: Just do it -- Commodity companies |
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Managed funds -- Futures market -- Commodity fundamentals -- Diversify, diversify, diversify -- Chapter 4 Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio -- The Color of Money: Taking Control of Your Financial Life -- Looking Ahead: Creating a Financial Road Map -- Figuring out your net worth -- Identifying your tax bracket -- Determining your appetite for risk -- Making Room in Your Portfolio for Commodities -- Fully Exposed: The Top Ways to Get Exposure to Commodities -- Looking toward the future with commodity futures -- Commodity index -- Futures commission merchant |
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Commodity trading advisor -- Commodity pool operator -- Funding your account with commodity funds -- Commodity mutual funds -- Exchange-traded funds -- You're in good company: Investing in commodity companies -- Publicly traded companies -- Master limited partnerships -- Part 2 Getting Started with Types of Investment Vehicles -- Chapter 5 Benefiting from Exchange-Traded Funds -- Getting to Know ETFs -- Accessing a Variety of Commodity Markets through ETFs -- Taking a Look at Leveraged ETFs -- Chapter 6 Making a Splash: Investing in Liquid Commodity Instruments -- Checking Out Commodity Indexes |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Why indexes are useful |
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Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781394155163 |
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1394155166 |
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