Commodity Investing

In language that is both colorful and accessible, 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.

Structuring and Raising Debt & Equity for Real Estate sheds light on the various types of lenders and equity investors and deal structures so that you can better put together your next investment. In this book, you will also learn strategies to source and attract debt and equity partners, which are two key relationships in the real estate investment business.

Want to expand your portfolio beyond stocks and mutual funds? Then take a look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs)! A cross between an index fund and a stock, they're transparent, easy to trade, and tax-efficient. They're also enticing because they consist of a bundle of assets, so diversifying your portfolio is easy. You might have even seen them offered in your 401(k) or 529 college plan.

Money is nothing but paper and metal, numbers in a computer. It represents goods and services. Believing it is real is the same as saying that you believe in magic. Making money is no different than playing a strategy board game.

In their quest for trading commodities profitably, beginning traders spend a substantial amount of time studying market theory, various types of market analysis, and paper-trading in the futures and options markets. Yet, almost all of them fail to take the necessary steps to ensure their trading environment is conducive for the profits they seek.

What was once a fringe currency only used by a dark corner of the web…is now the fastest growing financial asset on Earth. And, this is just the beginning…. You see, we are still in just the third inning of crypto as a financial entity. So, while no financial vehicle is making people rich as quickly as cryptocurrency, less than eight percent of Americans and three percent of the worldwide population owns it! But now, the major players are taking an interest.

Stack Silver Get Gold is the only gold and silver investing book you'll ever need because it's written by a nationally recognized precious metals investing expert and Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures trader with 15 years of buying gold and silver bullion under his belt. He reveals all the tricks of the trade that most people in the gold and silver industry probably don't want you to know.

In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The object of this unprecedented speculation was the tulip, a delicate and exotic Eastern import that had bewitched horticulturists, noblemen, and tavern owners alike. For almost a year, rare bulbs changed hands for incredible and ever-increasing sums, until single flowers were being sold for more than the cost of a house. Historians would come to call it tulipomania.

Part I - Oil and Gas Operations covers oil and gas operations in the field. It includes historical and structural geology, seismic surveying, drilling a well, well logging, completions, production methods, reservoir drive mechanisms, selling oil and natural gas, and workovers. Part II - Oil and Gas Business delves deeply into the business side of oil and gas investments. Part III - 150 Questions to Consider Before You Invest - provides over 150 specific questions to ask before you invest in an oil and gas deal.

Futures 101 explains the basics of the commodity futures market and how ordinary investors trade. Examples using trivia and wit illustrate steps used trading in this financial arena that's bigger than the stock market. Listeners from 50 states and 17 countries have found the unusual writing and explanations helped them understand commodities.

It is important to understand that investing is no longer a strategy that is reserved for the elite and wealthy. Instead, it is a smart and necessary strategy for anyone who desires to have any form of financial stability in their life. What if I told you that by the end of this audiobook, you'll know the specific steps to take in order to become an expert investor and to grow your income to where you want it to be?

They were a band of outsiders unable to get jobs with New York's gilded financial establishment. They would go on to corner the world's multitrillion-dollar oil market, reaping unimaginable riches while bringing the economy to its knees. Meet the self-anointed kings of the New York Mercantile Exchange. In some ways, they are everything you would expect them to be: a secretive, members-only club of men and women who live lavish lifestyles; cavort with politicians, strippers, and celebrities; and blissfully jacked up oil prices to nearly $150 a barrel while profiting off the misery of the working class.

In The Futures, Emily Lambert, senior writer at Forbes magazine, tells us the rich and dramatic history of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, which together comprised the original, most bustling futures market in the world. She details the emergence of the futures business as a kind of meeting place for gamblers and farmers and its subsequent transformation into a sophisticated electronic market where contracts are traded at lightning-fast speeds.

Active managers persistently lag the returns of benchmarks and index funds that track them, with the excuses for underperformance recycled every year. This comprehensive book is the antidote for the active managers’ siren song. If you understand the benefits of indexing, or systematic investing, it will reinforce your commitment while increasing your knowledge. In this greatly expanded second edition, Swedroe and Berkin show you how to develop an investment plan that focuses on what risks to take, and how much of them, as well as how to build a diversified portfolio.

In 2007, a stranger-than-fiction multibillion-dollar bidding war for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) erupted between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Atlanta’s Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World’s Largest Derivatives Exchange takes listeners behind the scenes of this battle to tell the gripping - and often comical - story of how the historic merger between CME and CBOT almost didn’t happen.

Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to conquer Europe on a scale unsurpassed by any other American resource or product. A fascinating story of contact, exploration, and exchange in the Atlantic world, Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures traces the ways in which these two goods of the Americas both changed and were changed by Europe.

Hedging Demystified is an essential guide to any business that deals with commodities, debt, international trade, or weather. This primer on hedging brings clarity and direction to make your business more sustainable.

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the price of gold has skyrocketed - in three years, it has more than doubled from $800 an ounce to $1,900. This massive spike kicked off an unprecedented global gold-mining and exploration boom, much bigger than the Gold Rush of the 1800s. In Gold, acclaimed author Matthew Hart takes you on an unforgettable journey around the world and through history to tell the incredible story of how gold became the world's most precious commodity.

Ein verblüffendes Hörbuch über die unheimliche Macht der Vermögensverwalter. Ihre wichtigste Eigenschaft ist die Diskretion, und ihre Aufgabe ist es, den Reichtum der Reichsten unsichtbar zu machen – während sie ihn mehren. Ganze Teams von Offshore-Experten arbeiten Tag und Nacht daran, für ihre Kunden Steuerschlupflöcher zu finden, Gesetze zu umgehen, kreative Lösungen zu finden. Der Begriff Steuerparadies, der in vielen europäischen Sprachen für Offshore verwendet wird, wirkt angesichts der libertären Anarchie, die hier herrscht, geradezu verharmlosend.

What do shale gas, Elon Musk’s Tesla, and the global apparel chain Zara share in common? In Resource Revolution, management experts Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers describe how each in its own way exemplifies a resource revolution - a use of natural resources so effective it defies conventional wisdom and enables breakthrough performance where others see only limits and shortcomings.