Two distinct groups of investors have emerged since the U.S. stock market rally began in early March. Initially overly cautious and smug in their desire to protect themselves, the first group of investors were convinced the rally was going to sputter and stall. It hasn’t, and 57% later these investors now believe they’re getting left behind, so they’re piling into the key indices in effort to make up lost ground.

So what exactly is the best way to grab profits from the important and often explosive world of commodities?

I’m going to open the door to a “secret society” for you today.

The S&P 500 is already starting to stage the next leg of its downward slide. But don’t let that scare you…

Commodity speculators take heed: The popular crude oil exchange-traded note DXO is kicking the bucket — quickly and controversially — and other similar securities might follow suit.

Some investment strategies are more hype than strategy. Too many of today’s exchange-traded funds fall into that category. But is ProShares 130/30 ETF (NYSE:CSM) one of them?

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For more than a decade, author and academic Dr. Jeremy Siegel had the Midas touch.  His book “Stocks For the Long Run,” first published in October 1996, surveyed more than 200 years of stock market history both in the United States and abroad and made a compelling case that common stocks are the very best long-term investment vehicle. Better than cash. Better than bonds. Better than real estate. Better than gold.

There’s a debate brewing on Wall Street right now – it’s a fight over which way the market’s headed after it makes its way out of its current rut.

Gold steadied today,  Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, as the dollar recovered lost ground against a basket of currencies, reducing the precious metal’s appeal as an alternative asset.