SFO Magazine Review: Commodities For Every Portfolio
SFO Magazine, March 5th, 2008
SFO Magazine Book Review
by: Rachel Koning Beals
It’s hard not to follow commodities markets. With $80 oil promising that another winter heating season will take a bite out of household budgets and with high grain prices already translating into steeper grocery and restaurant bills, commodities impact nearly every waking moment of every day. Consumers can grumble. But investors can do something about it, says author Emanuel Balarie, in his first book, "Commodities for Every Portfolio: How You Can Profit from the Long-Term Commodity Boom."
One can argue that a period of high commodity prices (records for many) is not the time to begin sniffing around in these markets because simply, they’re too expensive. Not necessarily so, writes Balarie, who believes a long-term bull market is far from over and in fact, is still in its early stages. And he argues, all investing styles—conservative, daring and everything in between—could and should include commodities in one form or another, from futures to mutual funds to exchange-traded funds.
