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David Darst, chief investment strategist at Morgan Stanley's Individual Investor Group, argues that with the dollar's weakness, "you need something international to generate currency gains." Consider an unhedged international bond fund like Pimco Foreign Bond or T. Rowe Price International Bond. They pay a fixed income, which rises as the dollar falls and vice versa...
...materials companies, including energy and gold mining, are one way to go. Or you could buy an Exchange Traded Fund that directly owns gold, such as iShares Comex Gold (launched last week) or StreetTracks Gold. Or you could try a fund that invests in a commodities index, like Pimco Commodity RealReturn. Money is always moving somewhere, so spread your bets and be patient...
...your portfolio into commodities to take advantage of the first robust market for raw materials in a quarter century. How do you do that? Leave actual pork-belly trading to the pros. You can brace for inflation with mutual funds that invest directly in commodities, like Pimco Commodity RealReturn Strategy (up 43% in the past 12 months) and Oppenheimer Real Asset (up 35%). Funds that invest in stocks of companies in the raw-materials business include T. Rowe Price New Era (up 41%), Vanguard Energy (up 43%) and State Street Global Resources (up 77%). Careful. Commodities-fund prices are volatile...
...bond funds have already had a mighty run, gaining 32.5% over the past 12 months. But Leila Heckman, head of Heckman Global Advisers, believes these markets have further to grow. For most individuals, the best way to invest is through an emerging-markets bond fund. A top choice is PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond, which has ranked in the upper 20% of its peer group. Its current yield...
...bonds, which are riskier than those issued by the government, yielded 4.71% last week. Brokerages like Charles Schwab offer both products. Or you can opt for the original inflation-protected securities, known as TIPS, issued by the U.S. Treasury, or mutual funds that invest in them, such as PIMCO Real Return Fund or Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities. --By Barbara Kiviat