Book Review: Hot Commodities by Jim Rogers
I just finished reading Hot Commodities by Jim Rogers. Its a very easy to read book and the author does a great job explaining why everyone should invest in commodities. A lot people mistakenly believe that commodities are very risky and that investors usually lose their shirts.
Jim Rogers shows this isn’t the case and that commodities and stocks just follow different cycles. Infact in many cases, commodities have similar returns to the S&P500 but with lower risk. He explains what causes commodity prices to rise & fall, how a few different commodities have behaved in the past and how they are likely to behave in the future. If you don’t have any commodities or commodity related stock in your portfolio I strongly recommend you pick up the book.
This book is not a primer on how to go about investing in commodities. Thats the topic of another book. I also recommend The Oil Factor as a related book which also has good investment ideas. [Incidentally, Jack Schwager's Complete Guide to Mastering the Markets 
If you get both books, don’t forget to take advantage of the Get $20 off $50 when you use Google Checkout! promotion.
![[del.icio.us]](http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif){kind=small}
-
Gartman Gives Up On Commodities Today's guest post is by Brian McMorris of Get Wealth-Ed. This morning (Wednesday, August 6) I was stunned by comments from Dennis Gartman as I watched Squawkbox on CNBC. Dennis Gartman is one of the most vocal commodity bulls of our time. He has been on the long side of...... - Jim Rogers Backs The US Dollar Jim Rogers, co-founder of Quantum Fund along with George Soros, achieved 4,000% returns in the 80's. He's famous for being bearish on the US economy and the US Dollar. However, he's currently bullish on the Dollar, saying that everyone is negative on it. In his opinion, when too many people......
- Interview With Jim Rogers The Financial Times published an interview with Jim Rogers, who's one of my favorite investors. He's written incredibly interesting books on macroeconomic adventures, but more importantly managed to retire 30 years at the age of 37 after making a fortune with George Soros for his Quantum Fund: What is your......
Related Websites
- Weakonomics Weekend Edition: Vacation and Book Reviews Hello faithful readers. Today is Saturday August 2nd, and this post was written a few weeks ago. For the next few days I'm going to be on vacation. No access to computers, no internet, no blog. Fear not my friends because I have created a small backlog of posts......
- Love/Hate Relationship with Travel Agents Just like everybody of my generation I love the Internet. It is extremely helpful in so many ways. There is a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips (except for mine since I am the worst googler ever!), and it serves us instant gratification. What shouldn't the Internet be used for?......
- ZocDoc Interview, Online Dentist and Doctor Appointment Booking ZocDoc is a website that focuses on providing its visitors with the ability to find a dentist or doctor and then scheduling an appointment online for free. ZocDoc Interview 1. What is ZocDoc? If you’ve ever needed a doctor and didn’t know how to find one, or couldn’t find a......
[All content is copyright of Living Off Dividends & Passive Income]
Leave a Reply