Historically, there has been a bull market in commodities every 20 or 30 years.
My basic advise is don't lose money
Paper money is made of cotton, and I'm long cotton, by the way. One reason I'm long cotton is because Dr. Bernanke is out there running the printing presses as fast as he can.
Commodities tend to zig when the equity markets zag.
Lady Luck smiles on those who continue their efforts
I was poor once, I didn't like it, I don't want to be poor again.