Trade of the month: commodity-linked products
Trade of the month: commodity-linked products
Tim Mortimer, Future Value Consultants
While almost all retail structured products are linked to equities, those linked to commodities or commodity indexes have been slow to be introduced to retail investors.
In many markets commodities are a natural alternative. Over the long term, the prices of commodities can be expected to increase, they provide a natural hedge against inflation, and typically they also have low correlations with equities, making them an excellent diversification tool in any portfolio. But perhaps most importantl
