Comments on: Alternative Viewpoints: Commodities not about “buy and hold” http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/ Hedge funds, portable alpha, 130/30 and alpha-centric investing Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:53:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The Smart Money Report » Blog Archive » Tuesday News and Views http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-121534 The Smart Money Report » Blog Archive » Tuesday News and Views Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:33:37 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/#comment-121534 [...] Keith Black on why you don’t want to buy and hold commodities. Actually, you don’t want to buy and hold anything (via Abnormal Returns). [...] [...] Keith Black on why you don’t want to buy and hold commodities. Actually, you don’t want to buy and hold anything (via Abnormal Returns). [...]

]]> By: Brendan Henry http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-121444 Brendan Henry Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:01:19 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/#comment-121444 The timeframe under consideration makes the analysis useless. No one thinks commodities were good to buy and hold from 1970 to 2006. In different times, different asset classes outperform or underperform other asset classes. What is useful to know is that right now, stocks, bonds, and real estate are in bear markets. And commodities are in a bull market. The timeframe under consideration makes the analysis useless. No one thinks commodities were good to buy and hold from 1970 to 2006. In different times, different asset classes outperform or underperform other asset classes.

What is useful to know is that right now, stocks, bonds, and real estate are in bear markets. And commodities are in a bull market.

]]> By: Monday links: a viable threat « Abnormal Returns http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-121227 Monday links: a viable threat « Abnormal Returns Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:03:38 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/#comment-121227 [...] ‘Buy and hold’ commodity investing is not all it is cracked up to be.  (All About Alpha) [...] [...] ‘Buy and hold’ commodity investing is not all it is cracked up to be.  (All About Alpha) [...]

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