Tag: lumber investing
Can Pine Beetles Boost Your Portfolio?

After a swift selloff earlier in the year, bulls are back in firm control of the lumber market. In fact, spot lumber is up 32% from the lows set in mid-June 2013. That makes the commodity one of the top performing hard assets over the past five months. Take a look… As you can see, […]
These Hard Assets Got Crushed…

Well, here we are! With July’s arrival, the second half of 2013 is officially underway in the markets. That means it’s the perfect time for a first half commodity performance review. Let’s start with the worst performers over the past six months… Silver- down 35%: As many long-time readers remember, the white metal was a […]