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Brokerage Services
A successful marketing plan uses all the tools available including cash markets, basis contracts, and futures and options. AgriVantage and CommStock Investments can team up to provide you with a full range of services.
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CommStock Investments:
CommStock Investments is a full
service commodity borkerage firm and market advisory
service. David Kruse, president, is well known for
his commentary and market analysis as author of The
CommStock Report. Click
here for a message from David. |
| Combining their experience, the brokers at CommStock Investments offer clients a broad agricultural background and years of sound brokerage experience trading futures and options on all the major U.S. commodity exchnages. This experience, coupled with fundamental and technical analysis of cash and futures markets, helps CommStock Investments determine what markets are poised for major turns and moves, when those moves are likely to occur, how far they're likely to run, and most importantany, how you can take advantage of them. |
AgriVantage and CommStock:
Tie the knowledge of Rod Petersen, Certified Risk Management Specialist, with the market research and brokerage services of CommStock Investments and you have a comprehensive risk management team - all in one stop. |
Our Brokers:
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David Kruse - President |
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David Kruse
is president of CommStock Investments, and AgriVantage,
his commodity brokerage, crop insurance and risk
management firm in Northwest Iowa. He is also
President of Brazil Iowa Farms, LLC, a group of U.S.
and Canadian investors, who together pooled their
money to invest in the purchase and operation of
farmland in Western Bahia, Brazil. In the past 20
plus years he has produced The CommStock Report,
an opinionated ag commentary and market analysis
available daily on many radio stations covering the
greater Midwest. The CommStock Report has
also been delivered electronically by subscription
since 1985 to thousands of subscribers across the
U.S. and Canada. Additionally The CommStock
Report is a regular feature of many Midwestern
newspapers. As the author of The CommStock
Report, he has been called the “Mark Twain
of the Plains” for his writing style, his colorful,
opinionated commentary and perspective from rural
America. David Kruse has been actively engaged in
farming since 1973. He manages his family's
corn/soybean farm in Northwest Iowa and has extensive
personal experience with grain and livestock marketing. He
is a founding member of the Organization for Competitive
Markets (OCM) and is a member of their International
trade Policy Committee. David is a frequent
keynote speaker at major U.S. agricultural conferences.
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David |
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| Rodney Petersen |
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Rodney has been farming since 1973. He joined CommStock Investments in March of 2000 after reducing his livestock inventory and having more time on his hands. While Rod is still actively engaged in his farm operation, he is also a licensed commodity broker which is helpful in his role as head of AgriVantage and Royalty Insurance, our crop and P & C insurance companies. With his marketing track record and his agricultural background, Rod is our "go to guy" for responding to requests we get for setting up individualized marketing plans.
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Rodney |
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| Matt Rehder |
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Matt first joined CommStock Investments in
1998 and is our lead broker. Matt's agricultural background,
expertise in technical analysis, attention to detail,
organizational skills and easy personality make him the
perfect fit for this role at CommStock. Matt lives on
and manages his own farm operation in Northwest Iowa,
making him keenly aware of the impact daily market movements
have on the net result of farm business.
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