Introduction 1 Part 1: Commodities: Just the Facts 5 Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities 7 Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities 19 Chapter 3: Investing in Commodities: Only for the Brave? 37 Chapter 4: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio 51 Part 2: Getting Started with Types of Investment Vehicles 65 Chapter 5: Benefiting from Exchange-Traded Funds 67 Chapter 6: Making a Splash: Investing in Liquid Commodity Instruments 75 Chapter 7: Show Me the Money! Choosing the Right Manager 89 Chapter 8: Exploring Commodity Exchanges and Digital Assets 107 Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options 127 Part 3: The Power House: How to Make Money in Energy 145 Chapter 10: Keeping It Natural: Investing in Renewable Energy 147 Chapter 11: It's a Crude, Crude World: Investing in Crude Oil 155 Chapter 12: Welcome to Gas Vegas, Baby! Trading Natural Gas 175 Chapter 13: Fuel for Thought: Looking at Alternative Energy Sources 189 Chapter 14: Totally Energized: Investing in Energy Companies 205 Part 4: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals 223 Chapter 15: All That Glitters: Investing in Gold, Silver, and Platinum 225 Chapter 16: Metals That Prove Their Mettle: Steel, Aluminum, and Copper 243 Chapter 17: Weighing Investments in Heavy and Not-So-Heavy Metals 255 Chapter 18: Mine Your Own Business: Unearthing the Top Mining Companies 263 Part 5: Going Down to the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products 273 Chapter 19: Breakfast of Champions: Profiting from Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice 275 Chapter 20: How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans 287 Chapter 21: Alive and Kicking! Making Money Trading Livestock 297 Part 6: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 22: Ten Investing Resources You Can't Do Without 309 Chapter 23: Top Ten Market Indicators You Should Monitor 313 Chapter 24: Top Ten Commodity ETFs 319 Chapter 25: Top Ten Investment Vehicles for Commodities 323 Glossary 327 Index 335.