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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 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
