The remaining listed on our popular Periodic Table of Commodity Returns fell, with losses ranging from nearly 10 percent for silver to 32 percent for natural gas.

FORBES: Commodities Were Market Beaters Last Decade, Look Good Again

If you agree, put 10% of your money in a hard-assets stock fund (see table below) or in some commodity positions you place yourself at a broker.

FORBES: Hot commodities

If commodity prices rebound, deals will be back on the table, as no one wants to chase a rising price.

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