Peter Brieger iPath DJ-AIG Grains Index JJG-N TOP PICK Feb 06, 2008

These type of investments are very good diversifiers. This is composed of 3 different agricultural commodities, wheat, corn and soybeans. Soybeans has been the big driver, principally because there is a shortage in Brazil. Wheat is kind of finished, but corn is kind of interesting because we have this kind of El Niño affect coming down the pipe now, creating super hot and super dry in the US. Wouldn’t make it a big position in your portfolio.

(A Top Pick June 28/16. Down 14.98%.) This was to introduce grains or agricultural commodities into a portfolio, a bet on soybean prices continuing to going up. He cut his position in half. Food stuffs are starting to look very underpriced, especially against financial assets.

(A Top Pick June 28/16. Down 10.16%.) The grains market has been under pressure. He picked this because it had 3 principal commodities, soybeans, wheat and corn. The soybean part of the trade worked out well, but the corn and wheat not so much.