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To: ms.smartest.person who wrote (4734)	2/11/2005 11:04:23 AM
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METALS CHOICES: Some ways to gain exposure to metals: • Stocks: Owning companies that mine for and produce various metals. • Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds: Most focus on gold, which tends to be influenced by currency and geopolitical issues. • Direct ownership: Precious- metals dealers and online trading firms sell silver, gold, platinum and palladium. • Futures contracts: Potentially the riskiest -- and most lucrative -- way to play metals. online.wsj.com