Great Introductory Commodities/Futures Book

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	• Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market Jim Rogers Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Very good read

An interesting read giving insight of a master investor in the domain he understands best. Many logical reasons for his argument for several commodities mentioned that has been a guide for my investments in the Indonesian stock market. Though not many mortals would have access nor capacity to have direct investment in the minerals and commodities mines and plantations as he advocates.

Great Introductory Commodities/Futures Book

I recommend this book to anyone who has never traded commodities/futures and want to learn background information about what commodities are, why they are traded, and why they are key to having a well diversified portfolio. I also recommend this book to traders (like myself) who have previously traded futures on one or two commodities, and are looking to expand their trading book to include other commodities.

For those who are looking for a book on how to trade commodities, this is not it. This book only goes into the backgrounds of various commodities, what drives their supply and demand relationship, and what Jim Rogers sees occurring in the future. Finally, the book includes several charts and indexes that show various commodity's relationships when compared to things like equity market prices when adjusted for inflation, and how index's like the GSCI are calculated and weighted.

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Fresh insight into commodities

As a successful fundamentalist retired at 37 and traveled the world, Jim Rogers gives a solid recapitulation of commodities with enough facts to practically turn speculation into prescience. With charts and graphs he translates price movements through time and turns them ahead in the future with sense. The bullish rises and bearish declines are nicely justified in terms of supply and demand without neglecting China, Brazil and other large powers. Jim Rogers offers fresh economonic insight that cannot be passed.

Great introduction to commodities

I almost gave this book 5 stars for the mere fact that Rogers' predictions have come true since the time the book was published. For example, gas and gold prices have increased dramatically, as predicted, since 2004. S&P has been mostly going sideways and Rogers' prediction of the housing meltdown was right on. From an investment standpoint, the book would have been more helpful 4 years ago than today. Nevertheless there is still a lot of value here. First, Rogers' writing is engaging and interesting. Second, he offers readers a different way of looking at the world which is valuable regardless of your investments. Finally, he claims that his ideas and predictions of rising commodity prices will continue at least to 2015, so there is plenty of time left to profit from his wisdom.

This book is an introduction and individual investors will have to do a lot more research and thinking before they can actually implement Rogers' ideas. The author admits that point, himself. Furthermore he does not really tell readers a logical way of even trying to profit from rising commodities. He claims the best way is to buy commodities directly, but after reading the book I have little idea how to go about buying commodities for the long term. Futures allow investors to profit in the short term but if you believe that lead prices will peak in 2015 or so, how can you profit from that prediction? After all, prices are not predictable in the short term and an investor can get burned badly speculating in the commodities' futures. Oil has been rising in value steadily since the Iraq invasion but an investor could have still managed to lose money investing in oil futures. Need to research and read a lot more on the topic if your goal is to actually invest in commodities.

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Great book

as always, Jim Rogers did it.
I am writing down all the tips in this book. It is very useful for investment purpose. Thank you, Jim.

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The next bull market is here. It?s not in stocks. It?s not in bonds. It?s in commodities ?and some smart investors will be riding that bull to record returns in the next decade.

Before Jim Rogers hit the road to write his bestselling books Investment Biker and Adventure Capitalist, he was one of the world?s most successful investors. He cofounded the Quantum Fund and made so much money that he never needed to work again. Yet despite his success, Rogers has never written a book of practical investment advice?until now.

In Hot Commodities, Rogers offers the lowdown on the most lucrative markets for today and tomorrow. In 1998, gliding under the radar, a bull market in commodities began. Rogers thinks it?s going to continue for at least fifteen years?and he?s put his money where his mouth is: In 1998, he started his own commodities index fund. It?s up 165% since then, with more than $200 million invested, and it?s the single-best performing index fund in the world in any asset class. Less risky than stocks and less sluggish than bonds,, commodities are where the money is?and will be in the years ahead. Rogers?s strategies are simple and straightforward. You can start small?a few thousand dollars will suffice. It?s all about putting your money into stuff you understand, the basic materials of everyday life, like coal, sugar, cotton, corn, or crude oil. Once you recognize the cyclical and historical trading patterns outlined here, you?ll be on your way.

In language that is both colorful and accessible, but Rogers explains why the world of commodity investing can be one of the simplest of all?and how commodities are the bases by which investors can value companies, markets, and whole economies. To be a truly great investor is to know something about commodities.

For small investors and high rollers alike, Hot Commodities is as good as gold . . . or lead, or aluminum, which are some of the commodities Rogers says could be as rewarding for investors.

From the Hardcover edition.

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