Check out some online offshore trading options. I used to limit myself to domestic investments, but now that I started trading on foreign markets (especially those rare occasions where the primary is US produced commodities) I'm doing much better.

For instance, YKK for me has been performing wonderfully over the past year and a half. Their second largest customer is the "big 5" US defense contractors that make clothing, gear and assessories for US uniforms, flight gear and 782 items.

There are some different rules and regs with this type of investing, but the overhead is low, and with the globalized online marketplace, the process is rather simplified.

That's my $0.02 worth. Hope it turns into a dollar for ya.