Still, commodities can be an important hedge against inflation — even if you have a relatively modest portfolio. The continuing strong growth in the global economy has created strong demand for a variety of raw materials — from oil to metals to lumber.
That demand, in turn, puts upward pressure on the prices of those commodities. Since inflation can hurt other investments like stocks and bonds, some investment advisors recommend putting a small piece of your holdings in commodities. Think of it as your own hedge fund. One alternative for individual investors is to buy shares in a commodities mutual fund or an Exchange Traded Fund that tracks individual indices or a basket of several commodities.
Besides hedging your bets, ETFs can also lower the costs of diversifying into commodities. Will these amount to anything for them? And if, for some reason, the U. But the U. If it did, the financial markets would nosedive, interest rates would soar, and the economy we're talking about the global economy, here would tank.
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