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Category: Futures, Options and Commodities

  • Investment Biker

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    Jim Rogers is the author of Investment Biker (Random House 1994), Adventure Capitalist (Random House 2003) and Hot Commodities (Random House 2005). Born in 1942, Jim Rogers had his first job at age five, picking up bottles at baseball games. Winning a scholarship to Yale, Rogers was coxswain. Upon graduation, he attended Balliol College at…

  • Alternative investments may help portfolio

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    Investing doesn’t just have to be about stocks and bonds. There are many investments that may be a good fit for your portfolio. While some alternative investments can enhance a portfolio, they should probably be a modest percentage of your overall financial plan. Examples of alternative investments include real estate, managed futures, private equity, along…

  • Hot Commodity

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    LONDON – No one comes to this fascinating city for the food. But many, like San Diego-based Sempra Energy, come for the money that can be made here. While many back home associate Sempra with its San Diego Gas & Electric subsidiary, or perhaps with Southern California Gas Co., another wholly owned utility, commodity trading…

  • Commodity Strategists: Commodity Rally May Be Close to Peaking

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    The surge in commodity prices may be close to peaking, ending a four-year rally that included a range of raw materials from oil to copper to gold, said Daniel Chesler, an independent analyst who studies market patterns. The Goldman Sachs Commodity Index has failed to top the record it reached in October, gold is down…

  • China Woos Latin America in Oil Hunt

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    Latin America is becoming a rich destination in China’s global quest for energy, with the Chinese signing accords with Venezuela, investing in largely untapped markets like Peru and exploring possibilities in Bolivia and Colombia. China’s sights are focused mostly on Venezuela, which ships more than 60 percent of its crude oil to the United States.…

  • Sharia law says money cannot be regarded as a commodity

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    Can money be called a “commodity”? What do Islamic scholars say about this idea? Before we get to these questions, let us briefly go over some important points regarding how Islamic banks differ from conventional banks the whole focus of our ongoing discussion through this column over the past few weeks. An Islamic bank deploys…

  • ADR Report: Latin America Stocks Up On Commodity Outlook

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    NEW YORK–American depository receipts edged higher Tuesday as commodity names in Latin America rallied on expectations of stronger demand in 2005. The Bank of New York Index of American depository receipts rose 0.34 to 119.97. The Latin American market rose 1.64 points to 133.30. Asia’s index added 0.58 to 109.35, and Europe’s index rose 0.20…

  • The Swiss Variable Annuity

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    The Swiss Variable Annuity is also a contract with a Swiss insurance company. But as with any variable annuity, the return on your investment varies depending on the underlying investments you select. The Swiss Variable Annuity offers various sub-accounts managed by the Swiss insurance company through which the annuity contract is written or by specifically…

  • The Gold Futures Market

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    While it could be a good speculative investment, gold is usually a poor investment for conservative investors unless you are into writing puts or calls for additional income. The gold futures market is that much more dangerous. Gold futures contracts give the gold speculator the biggest bang for the buck. Similar to contracts for commodities,…