The Exquisite Timing of TBT

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxhqBg6x99f6iXHdm6LJjsHWNzAx7d9rz4qvPShl8ztteYc4zsSsHbHfAdfTG21wh7W1s_wUjgyxLpHF-b919apgfC5O2SwIfmpAYHpPMnbZk0Ir2sh4WpwpFOo2LXPPkIdM_QIcGOuM/s1600/The+Exquisite+Timing+of+TBT.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxhqBg6x99f6iXHdm6LJjsHWNzAx7d9rz4qvPShl8ztteYc4zsSsHbHfAdfTG21wh7W1s_wUjgyxLpHF-b919apgfC5O2SwIfmpAYHpPMnbZk0Ir2sh4WpwpFOo2LXPPkIdM_QIcGOuM/s320/The+Exquisite+Timing+of+TBT.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Yahoo's data didn't start at the inception date, but it's close enough for government work.<br /><br />Moral of the story? Wall Street always has your back!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatZzKaOtQ5eSyOJ8bOsYj7QHfGf-35_iVEhJtC0vDpx6nP1Kr3EycF_FG7B5TiTg_IN8CSHOnj2BUF3zYMXPm9rw5DJELcM63KWcd1qFPu9A-YrXn7E6JL4xLMOzkXqHhA3F3o3KK0yY/s1600/Stab+in+the+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatZzKaOtQ5eSyOJ8bOsYj7QHfGf-35_iVEhJtC0vDpx6nP1Kr3EycF_FG7B5TiTg_IN8CSHOnj2BUF3zYMXPm9rw5DJELcM63KWcd1qFPu9A-YrXn7E6JL4xLMOzkXqHhA3F3o3KK0yY/s320/Stab+in+the+Back.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stab-in-the-back_postcard.jpg">File:Stab-in-the-back postcard.jpg</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=TBT+Profile">TBT Profile</a><br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><i>Annual Report Expense Ratio (net): 0.93%</i></div><br />To put it in perspective, 0.93% is roughly double what the average <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/BNK5YRW156N">5-year CD</a> is paying. That's just adding insult to back injury.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rpU">St. Louis Fed: WTI Crude Oil Prices</a><br /><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=TBT+Historical+Prices">Yahoo Finance: TBT Historical Prices</a>

The Exquisite Timing of TBT

Click to enlarge. Yahoo's data didn't start at the inception date, but it's close enough for government work. Moral of the story...

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