Hot Commodities by Jim Rogers see larger photo List Price: $25.95 Our Price: $17.13 Released 28 December, 2004 Hardcover Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Your Guide to Commodities
4/5 Stars
The world-renowned "Adventure Capitalist" Jim Rogers takes the reader through a real adventure in this book. An excellent introduction to the world of commodity investing, most readers will find a plethora of useful and interesting information. A nice bonus is the handy appendix listing brief descriptions of commodities and commodity indexes. It makes the book worth keeping as a reference.

Rogers does an excellent job presenting his reasons for a commodity bull market in the upcoming years and he presents various ways to profit from it - everything from picking the right stocks to investing in the commodities futures markets. He earns credibility by basing statements on his own observations as a commodity trader, unlike other books that use some egghead's mathematical projections as a premise.

The later chapters go into detail over the most popular commodities (i.e. oil, gold, sugar, coffee). Here he presents interesting historical information and explains what factors drive the prices of these items. He also discusses the most recent news affecting supply and demand. After finishing those brief chapters, it definitely leaves the reader hungry for more on other commodities.

Investor beware! While Jim does make a convincing case for a commodity bull market, do not be too hasty in making a move. I feel at times he is overly optimistic, especially when he touts his own Rogers Commodity Index fund. He also downplays the dangers involved in the volatile futures markets.

Despite these cautions, Hot Commodities is an excellent read for staying informed of today's changing global market conditions. I recommend it to all investors.

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