Introduction 1 Part I: Commodities: Just the Facts 9 Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities 11 Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities 23 Chapter 3: Investing in Commodities: Only for the Brave? 41 Chapter 4: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio 57 Part II: Getting Started with Types of Investment Vehicles 71 Chapter 5: Benefiting from Exchange-Traded Funds 73 Chapter 6: Track and Trade: Investing through Commodity Indexes 81 Chapter 7: Show Me the Money! Choosing the Right Manager 97 Chapter 8: Exploring Commodity Exchanges, Brokers, and Trading Accounts 113 Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options 131 Part III: The Power House: How to Make Money in Energy 149 Chapter 10: It's a Crude, Crude World: Investing in Crude Oil 151 Chapter 11: Welcome to Gas Vegas, Baby! Trading Natural Gas 171 Chapter 12: Keeping It Natural: Investing in Renewable Energy 185 Chapter 13: Fuel for Thought: Looking at Alternative Energy Sources 193 Chapter 14: Totally Energized: Investing in Energy Companies 209 Part IV: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals 225 Chapter 15: All That Glitters: Investing in Gold, Silver, and Platinum 227 Chapter 16: Metals That Prove Their Mettle: Steel, Aluminum, and Copper 245 Chapter 17: Weighing Investments in Heavy and Not-So-Heavy Metals 257 Chapter 18: Mine Your Own Business: Unearthing the Top Mining Companies 265 Part V: Going Down to the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products 277 Chapter 19: Breakfast of Champions: Profiting from Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice 279 Chapter 20: How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans 291 Chapter 21: Alive and Kicking! Making Money Trading Livestock 301 Part VI: The Part of Tens 311 Chapter 22: Ten or So Investing Resources You Can't Do Without 313 Chapter 23: Top Ten Market Indicators You Should Monitor 317 Chapter 24: Top Ten Commodity ETFs 323 Chapter 25: Top Ten Investment Vehicles for Commodities 327 Glossary 331 Index 341.