Tag: commodity performance 2014
Commodity Profits: Can It Be True?
Overall commodity performance was lacking in 2013. Fed tapering fears, global growth uncertainty, and Chinese economic slowdown worries came together to keep hard assets investors planted firmly on the sidelines. So, as Editor of the Commodity ETF Alert, 2013 ended up being an exercise in navigating an underperforming sector rather than an outright search for […]
2014 Profits! Why You Need Commodities In Your Portfolio
Let’s face it… 2013 wasn’t exactly a stellar year for commodities. Gold fell 28% – the worst annual performance for the metal since 1981. Silver performed even worse with a yearly loss of 35%. And let’s not forget about corn, which recorded a stunning drop of 39.6%. While those are easily the most dramatic […]
