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Commodity prices have pulled back recently, but demand will grow as government stimulus projects commence around the world.
Charl Malan, Senior Metals & Mining Analyst on the Van Eck Global Hard Assets fund which is rated 5-stars by Morningstar and up 24.96% this year, said now is a good time to invest in commodities because of “unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus in the United States, China and Europe.”
He said a significant portion of China’s stimulus will go towards infrastructure.
Malan said Randgold Resources [GOLD
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Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold’s [FCX
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] management should be awarded for their foresight in cutting production in 2008, Malan said. Its Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a strong asset with an “incredibly rich quality of deposits.”
Derek Rollingson, Director of Research at ICON Advisors whose ICON Energy fund rated 5-stars by Morningstar and up 5.19% in 2009, said there are “tremendous opportunities in oil and gas drilling.”
He said it is good to have exposure to commodities because of “fears of a devaluing U.S. dollar.” Rollingson likes Consol Energy [CNX
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Drillers such as Atwood Oceanics [ATW
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] are also part of the fund. He said drillers are up 96% since the March 9th low on a simple average basis and there is “still room for growth.”
Andrew Lees, portfolio manager of the 4-star Morningstar rated Aim Energy Fund which is up 19.29% year-to-date, said oil is trading at “an appropriate range” right now. Lees said with no major projects underway, oil inventory “will be tight” when global consumption returns.
Lees said he prefers companies that are positioned to take advantage of the oil recovery. Occidental Petroleum [OXY
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Southwestern Energy [SWN
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He recently increased his stake in Weatherford International [WFT
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