That’s why Grant Engelbart, portfolio manager at the $7 billion CLS Investments, says he plans to use more alternative funds next year. While he typically allocates as much as 15% of assets to liquid alts, Engelbart stresses the need to scrutinize these funds, since many are highly correlated to the assets people are looking to […]
Author: rcm-alternatives
27
Dec
2016
The Top 10 Alternative Articles in 2016
It seems that as more time passes, there are more and more financial resources popping up making it harder for you to sift through the important and the not so important. In and effort to make it easier for you to digest the most read articles on our blog, we’re re-posting the top 10 articles […]
21
Dec
2016
What happens when the U.S. Dollar AND Rates Rise?
While the rest of the world is talking about new all-time highs in the stock market, there’s another rally that deserves attention, the U.S. Dollar Index. Over the past six months, the U.S. Dollar Index is up 10.42% — a substantial move for the world’s reserve currency. (Disclaimer: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of […]
21
Dec
2016
Alternative Links: Managed Futures Gaining Traction
“The survey is based on responses from 101 conference attendees, all of whom described themselves as financial advisers and registered investment advisers. Nearly half, or 47%, currently use managed futures in their client accounts, and 41% intend to increase that allocation next year.” Managed futures funds gaining traction among advisers – (Investment News) “Commodity […]
19
Dec
2016
Commodity ETFs are a Bad Long Term Bet – Duh
For what seems to be the first time in what we can tell, there are other people out there warning investors of the dangers of Commodity ETFs. This week, the Financial Times beatifically outlined one of the many issues with these sort of products, such as $USO, $UNG, and $CORN. Investors have learnt the hard way […]
16
Dec
2016
Weekend Reads: A Harry Potter Spider and 3 Tons of Gold
We couldn’t help ourselves but create an infographic for Star War fans to navigate the galaxy of investments. STAR WARS: THE FAN’S GUIDE TO INVESTING – (RCM’s Attain Alternative Blog) Action and connection with people in your community pays itself back tenfold in meeting our basic human need to feel useful. ‘Tis the season to […]
15
Dec
2016
Alternative Links: Fed Raises Rates
#FED DAY Results:$SPX: – .8%$NDX: -.3%$DJIA: -.6%$GLD: -1.4%$TLT: -1.1% — StockTwits (@StockTwits) December 14, 2016 They also indicated they see a brightening economic outlook and expect to raise short-term rates next year by another 0.75 percentage point—likely in three quarter-point moves. Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in […]
13
Dec
2016
Crude Oil, a Contender?
We can’t help but look at Crude Oil recently and think of Marlon Brando saying – “I used to be Somebody.” Although our memories aren’t as good as Google’s. Here’s the actual line: “I could’a had class, I could’a been a contender, I could’a been somebody” In Crude Oil’s case… it’s not a could’a been, […]
08
Dec
2016
Where is all the Managed Futures Money Going?
If you were to ask for the growth of Managed Futures assets in 2015, you might get different answers depending on who you ask. Barclayhedge will tell you $8.5 Billion, we think that number is more about $10.5 Billion, and a third party recently made the claim of as high as $30 Billion at a […]
07
Dec
2016
Alternative Links: The Great Rotation
Diversification is not fun, but intelligent investing shouldn’t be about having fun. Diversification Is No Fun – (A Wealth of Common Sense) Renaissance’s success, of course, ultimately lies with the people who built, improved upon, and maintain Medallion’s models, many of whom met at IBM in the 1980s, where they used statistical analysis to […]
