Build a Quasi-Commodities Package With 3 Sector Funds
Mar 19, 2007
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By Craig L. Israelsen, PhD
Put together your own commodities fund by combining a natural resources fund, REIT, and precious metals fund. Not only will you gain many of the attributes of a commodity allocation (enhanced performance at a lower standard deviation), but you'll receive the added benefit of stabilizing performance by reducing inter-portfolio correlations. Here's how.