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Buying into a commodity rally late can leave investors with modest gains and a taxable distribution tied to earlier fund activity. Jonathan Flynn examines the gap between headline returns and estimated buyer returns, why distribution timing matters and how the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (GCC) approaches futures investing.
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Different holdings can fall together when market stress exposes shared risks. Brian Manby examines how trend following, option income and commodities offer distinct approaches to broadening portfolio return sources when volatility resurfaces.
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U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion as rising interest costs and long-term Treasury yields bring the de-dollarization theme back into focus. Jon Flynn examines how a weaker dollar, lower real rates and persistent inflation could reshape potential winners and losers across asset classes.
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Rare earth separation can require hundreds of solvent-extraction stages, making the process a critical bottleneck as the U.S. works to diversify supply chains. Chris Gannatti examines how a new Pasqal, USA Rare Earth and Riven Systems partnership is testing quantum machine learning against a real-world chemistry challenge.
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Rare-earth and strategic-metal prices have swung dramatically, even as Chinese mine production continued to rise. Christopher Gannatti explains why export controls and licensing decisions are becoming key drivers of prices, and what that means for investors seeking diversified exposure.
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Copper inventories are sliding toward multi-decade lows, gold has given back nearly a fifth of its January highs and energy markets face a deepening supply deficit, four commodity stories moving in entirely different directions in 2026. Chris Gannatti explains how the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (GCC)’s active sector weighting and carry-aware roll strategy account for these divergent forces across energy, metals and agriculture heading into 2027.
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A dollar invested in the WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) held steady while the classic 60/40 portfolio dropped nearly four cents amid 2026’s market stress. Chris Gannatti examines the attribution data behind WTMF’s performance and what it reveals about the case for managed futures.
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Rate-hike fears are fading, ETP inflows are returning and the dollar is weakening again, three tailwinds converging for gold. Christopher Gannatti and Nitesh Shah examine what’s driving the shift in sentiment and how capital-efficient strategies like the WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund (GDMN), the WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equities Strategy Fund (GDE) and the WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus TIPS Strategy Fund (GDT) let investors add gold exposure without selling down existing holdings.
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Platinum group metals are among the rarest metals on earth, with global annual production under 15 million ounces, yet demand is expanding into everything from touchscreen glass to hydrogen fuel cells. Chris Gannatti and Mobeen Tahir explore how Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr. Richard Stewart is rebuilding the company around mining, recycling and lithium through the WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund (WDIG).
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In 2022, the S&P 500 fell roughly 18% and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fell roughly 13%, the worst year for the 60/40 framework in decades. Christopher Gannatti makes the case for why the structural conditions behind that breakdown have not fully resolved, and why the WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) deserves a serious look in today’s persistently uncertain market.
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China controls roughly 91% of global rare earth separation capacity, forcing Western governments to rethink how these critical supply chains are built. Christopher Gannatti explains why governments are becoming investors, lenders and buyers because it is the only way.
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On a recent episode of The Next Big Thing podcast, Christopher Gannatti and Mobeen Tahir spoke with Ryan Corbett, CFO of MP Materials, about rebuilding the U.S. rare earth supply chain. They discuss why vertical integration, domestic magnet production and supply chain resilience are becoming increasingly important for investors.
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