THE SECRETS TO CAPITALIZING ON THE COMMODITIES BOOM 
In the mid-1970s, when Bob Greer scrolled through miles of microfilm in the basement of a public library in order to record commodity prices in his yellow legal pad, the idea of commodities being an investable asset class was way outside the mainstream. Now, it's a multibilliondollar vehicle for achieving portfolio diversification and inflation hedging--and he and his colleagues have written the book on earning better returns than the indexes themselves! In Intelligent Commodity Indexing, Bob joins his fellow leaders of PIMCO's Commodity Practice, Nic Johnson and Mihir Worah, in opening up commodity indexes. Never before has there been a more thorough explanation of how a commodity index works coupled with a powerful set of strategies for making it work for you. Inside, you'll find the most up-to-date tools and time-proven best practices for earning "structural alpha" by capitalizing on recurring risk and liquidity premiums in the commodities markets. It offers the right amount of history and theory to reinforce cuttingedge techniques for:
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<li>Interpreting how seasonal effects change risk premia </li>
<li>Choosing the most profitable market for specific commodity exposure </li>
<li>Using intelligent commodity indexing to collect risk premiums in the options market </li>
<li>Maximizing roll yield in order to increase long-term returns </li>
<li>Managing risk, including specific frameworks and systems</li>
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Investors gain a superior advantage with this book's coverage of the nuts-and-bolts workings of various markets. Praise for Intelligent Commodity Indexing "A seminal work on an asset class that has grown in importance within institutional portfolios. The authors offer considerable insight to this complex asset class and provide investors with a thorough examination of the drivers of risk and return." -- Julia K. Bonafede, CFA, President of Wilshire Consulting "This is an excellent guide for professional investors to successful investing in commodity indexes." -- Blythe Masters, Head of Global Commodities, JP Morgan "A manual written by successful practitioners for intelligent commodity investors. An excellent guide which explains how this asset class complements and interacts with other investments." -- Alan H. Van Noord, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System "Commodities are invaluable tools for investors wishing to benefit from diversification and inflation hedging. For such an investor, this is the authoritative source to all you need to know about commodity indexing." -- Mark Makepeace, Chief Executive, FTSE Group "Greer, Johnson, and Worah simply explain the critical drivers to commodity index returns that have provided the main historical benefits of diversification and inflation protection. Every commodity index investor, or hopeful investor, should read this book and use it as a guide for evaluating the relevant index characteristics for benchmarking and investing, especially given recent industry innovations." -- Jodie Gunzberg, CFA, Director-Commodities, S&amp;P Indexes

Intelligent Commodity Indexing: A Practical Guide to Investing in Commodities

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McGraw=Hill

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Brief History of the Western World

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Americas

Harcourt College Pub.

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A Brief History of the Western World

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Andre Deutsch Ltd.

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Beruard Frederic

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This thought-provoking book was not written simply to be read cover-to-cover in one sitting: it is instead a stimulating and well-crafted raw material for occult studies and readers are encouraged to read the 52 lessons across an entire year. Throughout the book, students will be taught through four in-depth and engaging modules: 'The Planes of Being', 'Spiritual Evolution' 'Cycles of Life and Death' and 'The Way of Occultism' and will exit the year with a solid foundation in occultism, preparing them for more advanced future study. The Occult Philosophy Workbook is a must-have introduction to the concepts and teachings of contemporary Western occultism and can be read as an accompaniment to Greer's previous book, The Way of the Golden Section.

The Occult Philosophy Workbook

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New Age & Spirituality

Aeon Books

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Monsters

Social Sciences

The Way of the Golden Section is a manual for self-study and self-initiation into the tradition of occult study and practice, and ultimately into the Golden Section Fellowship.Comprehensive instructions include morning and evening exercises, the sphere of protection, body practices, opening and closing a lodge, and the final ritual of initiation. Also covered are exercises and meditations for the thirty-three symbols of the Way of the Golden Section.The Way of the Golden Section re-examines the teachings of occultism to address the needs, hopes and fears of people in an ever-changing world. Drawing on occultism's long heritage, this book presents occult training in a refreshing new way that is suited to today's students.

The Way of the Golden Section

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Daily rituals for those who are engaged in intensive study of the Cabalistic Tree of Life.This book is intended for daily use as an alternative to the form of discursive meditation taught in the knowledge lectures of the Order of the Golden Dawn, and specifically for those who are engaged in intensive study of the Cabalistic Tree of Life. It may also be found suitable for practice on a more occasional basis, such as once per week, as a helpful addition to the regular meditations taught by the Order. A litany such as this falls somewhere in the space between ritual and meditation. Like a meditation, it works primarily with consciousness rather than with the subtle energies directed in magic; like magic, it is in some sense a performance, in which performer and audience are one. Meditative attention on the symbols and concepts is important for the litany to have its proper effect, but so are the vocal and performative dimensions that give magic its power. Regular practice will teach each initiate to find a personally appropriate balance between these themes.

The Litany of the Tree of Life

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