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by nradov 1488 days ago
There are already ETFs which hold precious metals and other commodities. But most commodities aren't really "stable" stores of value themselves. Large quantities of wheat or oil can only be stored for a few years at most before they start to rot or decay. Storage is also quite expensive, especially when you run out of big oil tanks and have to charter tankers to hold the overflow.