Food and fuel prices got you down? Stock market driving you broke? Don’t despair, just hedge your bets with some commodity exposure. It is now easier then ever to play the commodities market – without learning the complexities of the futures market.

Invesco Powershares offers several simple exchange traded funds to gain exposure to the commodities market, and to hedge the rest of your portfolios. One that is doing very well is the Deutsche Bank commodity index, with a 5 year annual average return of over 31%. DBC has exposure to the following:

  • Aluminum – 12.5% base weight
  • Corn – 11.24% base weight
  • Gold – 10% base weight
  • Heating oil – 20% base weight
  • Light crude – 35% base weight
  • Wheat – 11.25% base weight



Be sure to check out the powershares site for more information.