Commodities for Dummies (Paperback, 3)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Commodities: Just the Facts 5

Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities 7

Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities 19

Chapter 3: Investing in Commodities: Only for the Brave? 37

Chapter 4: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio 51

Part 2: Getting Started with Types of Investment Vehicles 65

Chapter 5: Benefiting from Exchange-Traded Funds 67

Chapter 6: Making a Splash: Investing in Liquid Commodity Instruments 75

Chapter 7: Show Me the Money! Choosing the Right Manager 89

Chapter 8: Exploring Commodity Exchanges and Digital Assets 107

Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options 127

Part 3: The Power House: How to Make Money in Energy 145

Chapter 10: Keeping It Natural: Investing in Renewable Energy 147

Chapter 11: It’s a Crude, Crude World: Investing in Crude Oil 155

Chapter 12: Welcome to Gas Vegas, Baby! Trading Natural Gas 175

Chapter 13: Fuel for Thought: Looking at Alternative Energy Sources 189

Chapter 14: Totally Energized: Investing in Energy Companies 205

Part 4: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals 223

Chapter 15: All That Glitters: Investing in Gold, Silver, and Platinum 225

Chapter 16: Metals That Prove Their Mettle: Steel, Aluminum, and Copper 243

Chapter 17: Weighing Investments in Heavy and Not-So-Heavy Metals 255

Chapter 18: Mine Your Own Business: Unearthing the Top Mining Companies 263

Part 5: Going Down to the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products 273

Chapter 19: Breakfast of Champions: Profiting from Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice 275

Chapter 20: How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans 287

Chapter 21: Alive and Kicking! Making Money Trading Livestock 297

Part 6: The Part of Tens 307

Chapter 22: Ten Investing Resources You Can’t Do Without 309

Chapter 23: Top Ten Market Indicators You Should Monitor 313

Chapter 24: Top Ten Commodity ETFs 319

Chapter 25: Top Ten Investment Vehicles for Commodities 323

Glossary 327

Index 335