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Commodity ETFs

7 ETFs That May Benefit from Election and QE2 Results

November 3, 2010

Now that the markets have largely digested the election results and the Fed’s FOMC meeting announcement, it was evident both outcomes were somewhat baked in as investors engaged in the typical front-running and anyone looking for a Black Swan Investment or binary trade on Wednesday was disappointed. The Fed unveiled plans to purchase of an [...]

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New Rare Earth Metals ETF Off to a Running Start

October 28, 2010

Van Eck launched a new ETF seeking to capitalize on the headlines surrounding concerns over a controversial China quota restriction (embargo) on Rare Earth metals out of China. There are several such metals that are needed for high tech industries and applications ranging from weaponry to GPS systems and without these metals, both technological and [...]

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How to Short Gold…If You Dare

October 13, 2010

With the price of gold hitting new highs seemingly daily, one would have to be rather daring to swim against the tide. But if you’re looking to take up a contrarian position against continued gold price increases, there are a few ways you could do so. First, let’s look at what’s driving the current price [...]

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How to Own Gold in an IRA – But Should You?

October 7, 2010

With pundits and investors alike touting gold as the hedge against the falling dollar, inflation, and the Apocalypse, a natural question investors are starting to ask is what are the various ways they can invest in gold, and for longer term investment horizons, how to hold gold in an IRA. How to Own Gold in [...]

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Pairs Trade in Gold Funds Works Out Beatifully – Sprott PHYS vs. GLD

May 26, 2010

Today, the Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) completed a follow-on offering of trust units at $11.25 per unit. This was performed in order to acquire physical gold bullion in accordance with the Trust’s objective and subject to the Trust’s investment and operating restrictions. In other words, the big selling point of this closed-end fund is [...]

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Pairs Trade to Exploit NAV Premium in Physical Gold Fund vs. GLD

May 10, 2010

There’s an intriguing anomaly forming between two gold exchange traded products that should, in concept track virtually simultaneously with the spot price of gold bullion save for minor fluctuations in NAV and management fee differences. While (GLD) is most familiar to many retail investors looking to mimic changes in the price of gold bullion, there [...]

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6 Precious Metals ETFs to Play a Weak Dollar Secular Trend

March 12, 2010

Precious Metals ETFs may play an important role in this environment. After years of a slowly deteriorating US dollar, the greenback found some footing during the financial crisis and is now benefiting from the financial woes in Greece which may well boil over into other Euro-zone countries. However, this near term calamity doesn’t address the [...]

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1 Year Post-Crash: Biggest Winners and Losers by Country, Sector

March 9, 2010

It was one year ago today that the complete capitulation of retail and institutional investors alike ended and on March 10, 2009, the money started pouring in again. During that time, virtually all asset classes rocketed up with annual gains that haven’t been seen in decades. For investors savvy enough to either stay the course [...]

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Lumber Stock Breakout – This Timber ETF is on Fire

February 16, 2010

Timber prices have been on fire over the past year more than doubling the return of the S&P500. The most direct play on lumber prices without trying to buy forests yourself is the ETF based on the Claymore Beacon Global Timber Index, which goes by the ticker (CUT) and invests in stocks that benefit from [...]

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