October 24, 2016: Current Commodity Trend And Managed Futures
by MyPlanIQ | Oct 25, 2016 | Asset-Allocation, Bonds, Economy, Feature, Gold, Headline, Income, Inv, Investments, IRA, Markets, Mutual-Funds, newsletter, Portfolios, Retirement |
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Current Commodity Trend and Managed Futures
Every now and then, commodities as an asset class are posing uneasy questions to investors. they exhibit high volatility and can fluctuate out of sync with main stream stocks and bonds. Furthermore, it’s much harder to pinpoint their underlying intrinsic value. It is said that the best way to invest in commodities is to through managed futures funds, which we discussed in June 13, 2016: Managed Futures For Portfolio Building.
The wild oil price
Recent oil price has shown its wild nature:
