Commodity Prices

Gold •559 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •20 mins	2,457.90	+104.60	+4.44%
WTI Crude •11 mins	60.96	-0.19	-0.31%
Gasoline •19 mins	1.819	-0.008	-0.42%
Ethanol •559 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •559 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 559 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 559 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	65.31	-0.16	-0.24%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	3.411	-0.008	-0.23%
Heating Oil • 16 mins	2.226	-0.013	-0.58%

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Strategic Asset Selector: Who "owns" the bullion in a precious-metal ETF?

By Nick Barisheff - Mar 08, 2010, 12:00 AM CST

Wainwright recently published an interview with Toronto mutual fund owner Nick Barisheff about using ETFs such as GLD or SLV to invest in precious metals. Mr. Barisheff questioned whether such ETFs provide the investor with ownership of the precious metal itself, as would a direct purchase of bullion or investment in a closed-end mutual fund.