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Managed Futures Funds Let You Ride Trends for Profit
investing When stocks and bonds wipe out, these funds can make money. But they need the right conditions from the Fed and other central banks.
By Elizabeth Leary Published
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Why Commodities Are Bad Investments
investing How an academic study led to billions of dollars of losses in gold, oil, grains and more.
By Steven Goldberg Published
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8 Beaten-Down Energy Stocks to Buy Low
stocks It's been a wild ride for energy investors.
By Carolyn Bigda Published
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U.S. Manufacturers on a Roll
Economic Forecasts Cheap energy and an improving economy will keep manufacturing growing at a better-than-average rate.
By David Payne Published
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Why I (Still) Hate Gold
investing The yellow metal has a mystique. But when all is said and done, it is just another commodity.
By James K. Glassman Published
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How to Invest in Commodities—and Why You Should
commodities Because they don’t usually move in sync with the stock market, commodities help diversify your investment mix
By Carolyn Bigda Published
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North America's Next Energy Hot Spots
Economic Forecasts An energy revolution is under way in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. And it’s not just energy companies that are benefiting.
By Jim Patterson Published
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Lower Oil Prices on the Horizon
Economic Forecasts More crude produced in the U.S. and lower demand for it both here and overseas spell relief for consumers.
By Jim Patterson Published
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Like Gold? If So, Buy Gold-Mining Stocks
investing Economic turmoil and a declining dollar are bullish for bullion. But the stocks are more attractive than the metal itself.
By Kathy Kristof Published
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