December 12, 2023

Is it a Good Time to Invest in Commodities?

While investors may be familiar with direct ownership of commodities like gold and other precious metals, investing in them through financial markets offers a wider range of diversification for your portfolio.


While investors may be familiar with direct ownership of commodities like gold and other precious metals, investing in them through financial markets offers a wider range of diversification for your portfolio. In this episode of Buckingham Perspectives, Head of Investment Research Jared Kizer explores the potential benefits and disadvantages when investing in commodities and how they can open your portfolio to more sectors including energy, industrial metals, precious metals, livestock and grains.

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About the Author

Jared Kizer

Head of Investment Research

Jared Kizer is the Head of Investment Research for Buckingham Wealth Partners. In 2008, Jared co-authored the book "The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need" with financial author Larry Swedroe. Jared has written several articles on such topics as retirement planning and investment policy. His work has been published in The Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Indexes and indexuniverse.com. Jared has made appearances on local and national television, including Bloomberg Television.

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