It’s beginning to look a lot like … Christmas. Wait, we haven’t even had Thanksgiving yet, what’s with these people putting up holiday decorations in mid-Nov?? Let’s give Thanksgiving a little love. We can see next week’s feast now, sweet buttery rolls, homemade mashed potatoes, fresh-baked pumpkin pie, a honey-glazed turkey hot out of the […]
Author: rcm-alternatives
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Nov
2021
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Nov
2021
A Multi PM (Global) Macro Masterclass with Markian Zyga
In this episode, we shed some light on one of the largest groups you’ve maybe never heard of, whose new “mission” is to seek out incredible trading talent and blend them together in a multi-PM Global Macro approach. We get into just how this all works, and more, in our chat with Markian Zyga, Portfolio […]
10
Nov
2021
Investing…YouTube Influencer Style
Since its creation in 2005, YouTube has grown into a social media powerhouse. The social media platform isn’t just used to watch music videos or funny skits anymore. But, instead, generations like Millennials and Gen-Z are accessing YouTube to learn how to do things, like, makeup tutorials, playing new games, and discovering new investment opportunities. […]
05
Nov
2021
Asset Class Scoreboard: October
And we’re back…. After stocks took a breather from their meteoric rise in September with some losses – ALL asset classes came roaring back in October, with US Stocks, Real Estate, and Commodities all up above 5%, and everyone else pulling their weight. Even bonds. We’ll see how the last two months of the year […]
04
Nov
2021
Attaining an Allocator’s Edge with Phil Huber
This week is a cage match of a pod, going point/counterpoint on every Alt from private equity to fine art to digital assets with Phil Huber and the knowledge he’s about to drop in his upcoming new book ‘The Allocators Edge: A modern guide to alternative investments and the future of diversification’. Phil is the […]
29
Oct
2021
Ghost Your Ghastly Eyes On These Happenings
This Halloween, we reached beyond the veil and summoned the investment market. While everyone may be talking about @Facebook’s new company name @Meta — we wanted to highlight a few industry hot topics that will leave you saying, “BOO” ya. Let’s take a closer look at these happenings below: Bitcoin ETFs If you haven’t seen […]
28
Oct
2021
Convex (CONVX) to the Core with Certeza’s Brett Nelson
In this episode, we sit down again with one of the OGs of VIX futures trading & options, Brett Nelson, CEO of Certeza Asset Management, and discuss their new mutual fund — Convex Core and how it relates to their Macro Vega hedge fund strategy. Join us to hear how the mutual fund aims to […]
26
Oct
2021
Inflation, Commodities and Trend Following Field Guide
We used to track bond king Jeff Gundlach’s investment calls from time to time – see here and here, and didn’t miss a good Gundlach macguffin…especially when he’s talking our world of commodities. Here’s Gundlach, via Markets Insider talking today’s environment in commodities: “Commodities are unbelievably strong. But for the fact that they haven’t had […]
21
Oct
2021
The Derivative’s Top 5 Episodes
Ahh, the sweet bliss of Thursday — you’ve officially gotten over the hump, you’re hitting your goals, and you see the finish line at the end of the tunnel. As you’re turning the corner on the workweek, you may find yourself needing a little pick-me-up — the great news — we have just what you […]
15
Oct
2021
Mutual Funds Performance Summary
Stocks took a hiatus from the ever-long bull run characterizing 2021 so far. The ever-grander narrative from China spooked US stock prices into their worst month since March 2020 (-4.66%). See our asset class scorecard to see the macro performance picture. The mutual funds listed below mostly struggled during this month’s heightened volatility. This provided a brief pause […]
