commodities

How effective are commodities as an inflation hedge in the UK?

How much value does commodities diversification add to UK investment portfolios?

Are commodities the ideal alternative asset class that should be in any well diversified portfolio? Here’s the case for owning commodities

The unsettling world of commodities investing demystified because new evidence reveals it’s an important portfolio diversifier.

Are any readers keeping their faith with broad commodities as an asset class?

Why take one share into your portfolio, when you can mess about with two? Or three? Or ten? Well, there are a few flimsy reasons.

Hey you, have you got too much money? Then maybe you should consider whittling down your fortune with an investment in a gold miner.

To invest in oil, you don’t need to buy barrels of the stuff. Here are five ways to get exposure to oil without dirtying your hands.

By buying commodities you can diversify your portfolio over the long-term so it’s less dependent on the returns from shares. You might also hope to trade commodities, if you think you can buy when they’re priced low and sell when they’re high. (Far easier said then done, and plenty of boys in braces will hire you if you manage it regularly).

Diversifying your portfolio among different asset classes is a No Brainer.