Quite possibly the only intelligent way to own commodities is as a part of a tactical allocation program. Why is that? Their expected long-run real return is zero. If you agree with this conclusion, which comes from Dylan Grice at Societe Generale, it won’t pay to stick a commodity plug into a portfolio as part of a strategic allocation. You want to own various commodities when they are strong and to avoid them otherwise.
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