Commodities investing down but not out, Masters says

Global Advisors co-founder believes short-term woes will give way to long-term rally

Daniel Masters, Global Advisors

Despite the current lack of enthusiasm for commodity investing, veteran oil trader Daniel Masters sees light at the end of the tunnel.

Masters, co-founder and portfolio manager at Global Advisors, a Jersey-based hedge fund focusing on commodities, acknowledges that commodity funds have fallen on hard times recently, but argues that the market will soon hit bottom and savvy investors will return.

"In the very, very short term, we maintain an active participation in the commodity business, but we