Provided by James R. Martin, Ph.D., CMA
Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida
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Note: Commodities include many different types of assets such as precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), aluminum, coal, crude oil, natural gas, ethanol, corn, soy beans, wheat, cocoa, coffee, and sugar.
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