Physically backed commodity exchange-traded funds, especially those linked to gold and silver, are attracting a lot of investors lately as they look for a safe haven in the face of a weakening U.S. dollar, Forbes' Melinda Peer reports.

Especially given the concerns swirling around futures-based commodity funds, the newfound interest in physical products like the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) is not surprising.

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