Reply #24: As Far as Which Funds to Invest In,

[On the Road]

I can't recommend specifics, other than warning about leveraged funds, which go up and down faster than the underlying securities and have to be watched closely.

Apparently there are over 500 Exchange Traded Funds and similar instruments, some of which are based on commodities or sectors of the market like health care and biotech. Here are a few:



Several more:

RCI is based on a basket of "35 different commodities ranging from actively traded items like crude oil and gold to less sexy products like tin and wool (the primary wool futures exchange is in Australia). It has 44% of its exposure in energy, 35% in agriculture and 21% in metals."

CGW is a water-based commodities fund. GLD and SLV are gold and silver funds, and apparently there is a copper fund being created. But notice what

this guy says about investing in metals ETFs.

It's worth doing some googling. There are new ETFs being traded all the time, and they can be ordered just like any stock.