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Bullish Moving Average Cross by iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN (DJP)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:42:00 -0400

The case for owning gold has collapsed

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:00:25 -0400

The party is over and it looks like an awful time for gold investors, writes Howard Gold.

Special Report: Alternative ETFs

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:24:57 -0400

Alternative exchange traded fund strategies are garnering a greater following as investors look for options other than traditional beta-indexing products to diversify their portfolios. Alternative assets can be loosely defined as investments other than the traditional stocks, bonds and cash...

Don’t be a ‘Doomsday Prepper’ investor

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:00:03 -0400

Many individuals, spooked by the financial crisis, have abandoned stocks and loaded up on so-called alternative assets to protect themselves against the coming Apocalypse

Trade Goldman's Commodity Picks with These ETFs – ETF News And Commentary

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:15:04 -0400

Commodities are once again on the rise this month as fear over Chinese growth is waning and the U.S. is now exhibiting a pretty robust recovery. As a result, most commodity ETFs and ETNs tracking the broad market have added some solid returns in the first half of March trading. This trend is expected to [...]

What You Need To Know About Commodity Indexes

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:00:51 -0500

For many investors, index investing continues to draw support in most portfolios. The proponents of the passive style of investing continue to grow as the poor returns of the “lost decade” have shown that active investment management, for the most part, fails to the beat the market–especially once trading costs, fund fees and taxes are taken into account. As index investing is relatively passive, index funds usually have lower management fees and expenses than actively-managed funds. As such, the number of stock and bond index funds and ETFs continues to grow, and that growth is also spreading into the commodity space [for more commodity news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. See the full story here →

3 Things You Need To Know When Picking A Commodity ETF

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:00:44 -0500

Suppose that natural gas prices are on the rise and you’d like to capitalize. Like most retail investors, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are probably the first thing that comes to mind, as they’re a lot easier to buy than commodity contracts. So, you decide to purchase a natural gas ETF that holds natural gas futures contracts of its own, in order to capitalize on this bullish investment thesis over the coming three months [Download 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. Now, imagine that natural gas prices rise by 10% over this period, and you’re ready to sell and book the profit. After logging into your brokerage account, you’re surprised to see that the natural gas position has actually declined 5% in value over the same time frame! In this article, we’ll explore why this occurred as well as some other risks that investors should consider when picking a commodity ETF to [...]

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Is Commodity Investing Dying? Part 1

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:00:39 -0500

Commodity futures markets were originally designed for producers to hedge their risks against unforeseen complications. But as the years went on, more and more retail investors began piling into this asset class, as they enjoyed the diversification benefits offered by hard assets. Now, many long-term buy and hold investors allocate anywhere from 5-20% of their assets to commodity holdings, but that trend may be hitting a roadblock [for more commodity news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. See the full story here →

Your Last Few Issues of The Resource Prospector

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:12:55 -0500

I knew this day would come. For purely business reasons, my bosses have decided to fold The Resource Prospector. You’ll receive your last issue this Friday, February 1, 2013.

In my mind, the end of the “RP” (as we call it here in the office) in no way signifies the end of the commodity bull run.

In fact, I’d argue just the opposite.

It’s true, interest in commodities has waned along with many commodity prices – which is why we’re folding this letter: the audience is shrinking. But all of the underlying causes for the bull market in commodities are intact. As I’ve pointed out many times, long, sustained corrections are the hallmark of bull markets – not bear markets.

Right now, we’re smack in the middle of a big price correction in almost every commodity.

Take a look at the iPath DJ-UBS Commodity Index ETF (NYSE: DJP) over the past few years:

That’s what a bull market correction looks like.

And it explains why we’ve seen interest in commodities dry up for the most part. At the height of my circulation, the RP reached over 70,000 readers. Today, that number is closer to 35,000, and I suspect many of those “readers” stopped opening their emails a long time ago…

In fact, I bet if you charted the wax and wane of my RP numbers, the chart would line up almost exactly with a commodity index like the one above.

Right now, almost no one is interested in commodities. Here at Wyatt Research, we’ve seen this trend play out in our marketing, in our advertising, in our Google campaigns – across the board.

It used to be that almost all of the readers we had came from the commodity space. Today, everyone seems interested in income and dividends.

I know it’s cold comfort when I tell you that the bull market is likely to continue stronger than ever at “some point” in the future.

If you’ve bought commodity investments over the past two years, you’ve likely lost money – and that kind of bad taste in your mouth makes it tough to hang in there. I know.

It’s not a good feeling to lose money, and it’s not a good feeling to see this letter fold during the depths of a correction. It feels like quitting.

But you should know that I’m not quitting. I’m still a commodity bull. I still own physical gold and silver, and I’m not selling anytime soon.

And who knows: maybe in six months or a year, my bosses will ask me to resume writing The Resource Prospector if commodities take off again.

In any event, this week I’m going to devote all my efforts to writing about the four biggest and best commodity ideas for the future. I hope you’ll tune in.

Jim Rogers: Commodities ETFs to Benefit from Monetary Easing, Supply Issues

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:17:24 -0500

Noted investor and author Jim Rogers says index-based commodity ETFs will be an easy-to-use strategy for investors to profit from supply shortages in natural resources combined with easy monetary policies from central banks around the world. Speaking Wednesday at the 2013 ETF Virtual Summit, Rogers...

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Falling Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:37:00 -0500

What Are the Core Asset Classes for Total Return Portfolios?

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:33:55 -0500

by Geoff Considine One of the most important questions for investors and advisors is identifying a set of asset classes that will be considered for inclusion in a portfolio. Some people will decide that all they need or want is one broad stock market index fund and one bond fund. Others will choose to include Real [...]

Bullish Moving Average Cross by iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN (DJP)

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:38:00 -0500

Commodities That Have Thrived Under President Obama

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:00:13 -0500

As an asset class, natural resources often get lumped together, falling under a single weighting in one’s investment portfolio. After all, the most popular approach by many retail investors is through an ETF or futures fund that tracks a basket of commodities. The PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking (DBC) and iPath DJ-UBS Commodity Index ETN (DJP) are two of the most popular options for investors [for more commodity news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter].

However, natural resources are completely distinct animals and behave differently due to various demand, supply, weather and other external factors. Believe it or not, one of those external factors can be who’s in the White House. Since President Obama took office four years ago, a certain set of commodities have thrived in both production and price increases. With Obama winning another term, it stands to reason that these commodities have a good chance of seeing gains in the new term ahead. See the full story here →

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Crosses Above its 10-day MA (DJP)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:36:00 -0500

How Much Money Your Favorite Commodity ETFs Make

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:00:10 -0400

ETF investing turned the commodity world from a difficult-to-reach asset class to exposure that any retail investor could quickly add to their portfolio. The years have seen a number of innovative products come and go, but through thick and thin a select group of funds have broken away from the rest, as they have maintained their popularity. And just like any other business, these funds need to make money to stay open (and to hopefully make you money), as they have plenty of operating costs to take care of [for more commodity ETF analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. See the full story here →

Ultimate Guide To United States Commodity Index Fund (USCI)

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:00:50 -0400

Interest in commodity investments has boomed in recent years, and billions of dollars have poured into the space, most noticeably in the form of exchange-traded products. With so many choices out there, it’s well worth taking the time to highlight special cases that may offer investors unique opportunities; the United States Commodity Index Fund (USCI) is one such fund [see Everything You Need To Know About Commodity ETFs]. In A Nutshell Launched in August of 2010, USCI takes a more active rules-based approach to commodity investing. The fund is designed to track the SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Index Total Return, an index that selects 14 of a possible 27 commodities each month. The underlying benchmark is also re-balanced every month and gives equal weight to all holdings. Seven of the holdings are chosen on the basis of backwardation (those that have the most make the cut), with the other seven chosen on the basis [...]

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3 Commodity ETFs Without Biases to Big Oil

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:00:14 -0400

Even the most focused investors know that the best way to defend their portfolio against risk is to diversify their assets. This is even more true for commodity ETF investors, where too often funds claim to be “diversified” but still have upwards of 70% of their total assets allocated to a specific commodity. Oil and gas are the most prevalent offenders of this rule, both of which can be extremely volatile and should only be invested in by those who have the ability to frequently monitor their positions and have a full understanding of the two commodities. Investors who are looking for more balanced exposure should always take the time to take a close look at an ETF’s holdings to see just how “diversified” the fund really is [for more ETF analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. To avoid investing in funds with heavy tilts towards big oil, we have outlined 3 ETFs that [...]

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Commodity ETFs: Beyond DBC

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:45:12 -0400

Broad commodity ETFs have rallied since mid-June. While the $6.7 billion PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (NYSEArca: DBC) has attracted its fair share of interest, traders may also consider alternative fund strategies. Commodity ETFs provide an added diversification quality to any...

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising on Above-Average Volume, Consistent With Trend (DJP)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:33:00 -0400

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Crosses Below its 10-day MA (DJP)

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:37:00 -0400

ETF Chart of the Day: Commodities

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:02:34 -0400

Back in February of this year we profiled a thinly traded ETF, Greenhaven Continuous Commodity (NYSEArca: GCC), which has run up 8.96% in just the past trailing one month period. The recent rally has certainly been prodded along by higher agricultural commodity prices which have benefited from the...

Highlighting 5 Popular ETNs

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:00:53 -0400

Under the umbrella of exchange-traded products, ETNs have attracted far less interest than their ETF cousins and now represent only a small portion of total ETP assets. Exchange-traded notes are debt instruments linked to the performance of an index, and as a result there won’t be any tracking error with these products. Although these investment vehicles expose their holders to the credit risk of the issuing institution, many offer certain tax advantages that may be appealing to many investors [see also 10 Surprising ETF Stats From Mid Year ETF Data]. As the financial world continues to embrace the exchange-traded note structure, issuers have been ramping up their line ups, contributing to the the accelerating growth of the industry. Investors distanced themselves from ETNs during the recent crisis (and rightfully so; the credit risk component no doubt gave many a bit of additional anxiety). But ETNs are becoming increasingly popular in a [...]

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iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Crosses Above its 10-day MA (DJP)

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:35:00 -0400

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Declining With Trend-Confirming Volume (DJP)

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:04:00 -0400

101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:06 -0400

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have burst on to the scene in the last few years, raking in hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and prompting a major shift towards indexing strategies in the process. ETFs have empowered financial advisors (FAs), registered investment advisors (RIAs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), money managers, and retail investors to take greater control over their portfolios, pushing down fees and maxing out tax efficiency in the process. While ETFs appear quite simple on the surface, these securities can be quite complex. In order to get the most out of ETFs, there’s a lot that investors need to know about the structure, opportunities, and limitations of these securities. Below we outline just about everything you need to know about ETFs, from the basics to the more sophisticated aspects of these products. 1. ETFs Are Tax Efficient One of the biggest advantages of ETFs is their tax-efficient structure; [...]

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Glencore Is Still Bullish On Natural Resources (GLCNF, DBC, GNR)

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:46:16 -0400

As global growth has begun to slow, the prices for various commodities have dwindled as well. However, natural resources powerhouse Glencore expects demand for raw materials to remain robust.

How to buy ... futures

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:01:47 -0400

Futures are speculative, leveraged instruments and aggressive traders can lose big, but these derivatives also can be prudent ways to diversify portfolios and hedge against losses in volatile markets.

After TVIX, Barclay’s Natural Gas ETN GAZ Implodes

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:28:46 -0400

After Credit Swiss Index based Velocity Shares 2x Long VIX Short-Term Futures ETN TVIX debacle, iPath DJ-UBS Natural Gas ETN (GAZ) has declined more than 55% in value since its March 19 closing price of $6.02. GAZ now trades at a 63% premium to its underlying assets. It once traded at 134% premium to the value [...]

Asset Allocation Committee Outlook by Team of Neuberger Berman

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:38:17 -0400

Neuberger Berman's Asset Allocation Committee just put forth a report on its 1o year outlook on various asset classes. It favors high yield bonds, emerging market bonds, large cap US stocks, emerging market stocks. It has neutral outlook for real estate investment trusts (REITs):...

Gold or Broad-Basket Commodity for Inflation Hedge? Morningstar Analysis

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:22:12 -0400

Morningstar’s Abraham Bailin’s analysis: Inflation: use CPI Unexpected inflation: defined as year over year change in the CPI. Some conclusions based on his correlation studies: Gold has lower (thus worse) correlation with unexpected inflation, compared with S&P GSCI or DJ-UBS commodity index Gold rose the least when unexpected inflation is high Gold did better in daily [...]

When Bigger Isn’t Better: Profiling ETF Alternatives To DJP, FXI, GLD

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:00:15 -0400

As far as the majority of the ETF industry is concerned, size is everything. Institutions and financial advisors often have minimum AUM requirements for investing; a pre-screen that many ETFs fail due to their smaller size. Even individual investors are quick to write off a fund with low assets, as they assume its low popularity simply means that the fund is not of a high quality. Instead, most go with the biggest fund in the respective asset class, believing size to be the key factor. To put it rather bluntly, most of the aforementioned people and groups can often be wrong. There are a number of smaller products that present much more compelling investment methodologies than their larger counterparts, they just need a little more attention to get going. Below, we outline three popular funds in the ETF world and offer smaller alternatives that outdo their competitors in one way [...]

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Bearish Moving Average Cross by iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN (DJP)

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:26:00 -0500

Fund Review: Broadbase Commodities ETFs Are Weakest Among Risk Assets

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:19:48 -0500

Commodities are considered to be an important asset class for asset allocation portfolios: they can be used as an inflation hedge. Broadbase commodity ETFs have been weak, mostly due to the weakness of agricultural commodities (DBA) and industrial base metals (DBB). Yesterday’s major Gold (GLD) correction did not help this either. The following major asset [...]

List of Top Commodity ETFs

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:00:33 -0500

The demand for a finite natural resources and long-term weakness in the U.S. dollar are major market themes. Commodity exchange traded fund investors can take advantage of the daily price changes that reflect the tug-of-war between supply and demand or take on a long-term macroeconomic...

ETF Chart of the Day: Commodities

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:10:11 -0500

A commodity based exchange traded fund that has shown some signs of life recently likely flies under the radar of most due to fairly low average daily trading volume of 169,000 shares. GreenHaven Continuous Commodity (NYSEArca: GCC) has rallied over 8% since its lows of mid-December of last year...

Commodity ETP Spotlight: DJP In Focus

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:00:54 -0500

Just a few short years after the introduction of the first exchange-traded commodity product, there are several dozens of options available for investors interested in accessing this asset class. Interest in commodities has surged as this corner of the market has demonstrated the potential to deliver impressive returns and meaningful diversification benefits [see also Three Commodity Plays For 2012]. Today we profile the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return ETN (DJP), a product from Barclays iPath that has amassed nearly $2.6 billion in assets under management since launching in mid-2006. Vital Stats Here’s a quick overview of the basics of DJP: Issuer: Barclays iPath Index: Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return Number of Commodities: 10 Largest Allocation:Crude Oil (17.3%) Inception Date: 06/06/2006 Maturity Date: 06/12/2036 Expense Ratio: 0.75% Assets: $2.58 billion (as of 1/16/2012) Structure: ETN Under The Hood DJP seeks to replicate the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return, … See the full story here →

Engineering Your Portfolios with ETFs

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:38:22 -0500

Wealthfront, a low cost online asset manager, recently published an elegant tutorial slideshow on how to use low cost ETFs to build a diversified portfolio based on Modern Portfolio Theory. Here is one of the slides: A technique called Efficient Frontier (or Mean Variance Optimization) can be used to decide the asset allocations (weights). MyPlanIQ’s [...]

ETF Chart of the Day: Commodities

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:41:42 -0500

In examining some exchange traded fund flows data from last week, we note that DJP (iPath DJ Commodity Index Total Return ETN) took well over $200 million in new assets via creations, which equates to about 10% of the outstanding assets in the fund. The fund provides diversified exposure to various...

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:56:00 -0500

Shares of iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Exhibit Possible Trend Reversal as it Trades Higher (DJP)

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:26:00 -0500

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Trading Lower on Heavy Volume, Inline With Overall Trend (DJP)

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:55:00 -0500

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:56:00 -0500

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:26:00 -0500

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:41:00 -0500

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:56:00 -0500

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

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iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Rising Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:57:00 -0500

ETF Review: Not All Broadbase Commodity Index ETFs Are The Same

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:05:12 -0500

Commodity broadbase index funds are well recognized as a portfolio diversifier. This is especially true in current global deficit spending driven economies. Recently, more and more retirement investments such as 401K investments, 403B investments and variable annuity investments started to offer such choices. In ETF investing, there are various commodity broadbase ETFs. The following table [...]

iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN Trading Higher Today on Above-Average Volume (DJP)

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:57:00 -0500

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