Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 05:47:11 -0500
From: "MATTY" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Should I diversify Investments with Commodities?
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a small percentage in a commodities fund is well worth having
5-6%..commodity cycles historically run very long times,as much as
15-20 years at a time..since the 70's the slope of commodities has been
down..didnt matter at what point you bought in ,the trend was down
bottoming out in the 90's,,,following it from then on the line trends
higher and higher with oil up 500% ,gold up more than 200%,copper up
600% ,nickel aluminum and zinc all making new highs every year....the
point is we dont really know if this is the end of the trend or the
beginning of a longer trend...like anyother asset class you pay your
money and take your best shot....its another level of asset
diversification..let me tell you the best thing i ever did was buy
pcrdx and fsenx last year..we figure out even at 4 bucks a gallon the
profits we made as energy rose pays for our additional gas costs for
the next 3 years....if you cant beat em join em..