Sentence examples for commodity holdings from inspiring English sources

The firm builds portfolios of direct commodity holdings, typically using futures and also owns equities of commodity producers.

So a large dose of commodity holdings should do wonders to reduce volatility in a portfolio without hurting returns very much.

Earnings, adjusted to exclude a favorable tax ruling and gains from valuations of commodity holdings, are expected to be $3.52 a share an 11.0% increase from last year's earnings of $3.18 a share.

Selling over the past couple of trading sessions has been violent and panicky, as steep declines in the price of bullion were accompanied by the breaking of key technical levels, sparking stop-loss selling, margin calls, and then risk managers and asset allocators offloading commodity holdings to build cash levels.

In the energy and commodities sectors, my holdings stay concentrated.

It made light bets in plain old stocks and bonds and went hell-for-leather into exotic and illiquid holdings: commodities, timberland, hedge funds, emerging-market equities and private equity partnerships.

He recommends that long-term investors who want to own commodities buy an index like the iShare GSG Commodity Index, which includes holdings in metals, agriculture and energy.

Earlier, Mr Straw said he had taken on one consultancy role since his ministerial career ended in 2010, with commodity suppliers, ED&F Man (Holdings) Ltd, saying it was done in accordance with the MPs' Code of Conduct.

That is why Geordie Crossan, president of NBS Financial Services, a financial planning firm in Westlake Village, Calif., says commodities can help diversify holdings over the long run, as long as an investor doesn't try to time this market.

We would once again avoid this sector and concentrate your holdings in energy and commodity names, particularly after a negative cover story on commodities this weekend, which predicted a 30% decline in this sector when these markets fall.

For the time being, the investment banks are consolidating their energy holdings under their commodities and fixed-income operations giving the assets solid backing but keeping financial information close to the vest.