The Long and Short of Long/Short Strategies
One of the lasting effects of the 2008 market crisis may turn out to be the flood of assets into long/short equity strategies, which promise to give the upside of the stock market without the nasty downturns (although they don’t always deliver on that promise). What do we mean by a flood of assets…. Fast forward to the present, and we’re seeing that same strategy of deploying a more sophisticated approach boil over from equities into commodities, which have been decidedly out of sync with the ‘commodity super cycle’ promoted by Jim Rogers and others back in 2005 to 2007. But what is long/short commodities?
Alternative Links: Podcast Edition
We’ve now made it a little easier for anyone who ever wanted a pocket sized Jeff Eizenberg (one of the partners at Attain), with Mr. Eizenberg sitting down to do one of the CME’s Managed Futures Podcasts (which is a great resource by the way). The topic was “Strategy and Market Diversity in the Managed Futures Industry.” If you don’t want to listen to the 15 minute podcast right now, you can download it for free on iTunes and listen to it later. Without further ado…
A Golf Caddy, his mom, and Warren Buffet on Gold
A caddy on the golf course this past weekend asked one of Attain’s partners (Jeff Malec) what the caddy’s mom should do with her Gold bars. Mr. Malec asked the caddy if he had ever heard of Warren Buffet. But those reading the Wall Street Journal of late might think the play is to ditch the physical gold and instead invest in Gold Mining companies.
Asset Class Scoreboard YTD
Everyone down, now everyone back up (except you commodities…). Seems like everything has been moving in tandem of late, with everything reversing their July losses for gains in August.
The Top 37 Posts Ranked by Readers this Summer
This week is a significant week for many: the end of summer, the end of vacation, beginning of a new school year, the start of the NFL season (Go Bears!), and a possible move in the markets. But between all your summer plans, you might have elected to turn off those phones, tablets, fancy gadgets, […]
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