Category: Commodities

08 May 2025

Stacking Assets: Bitcoin, Gold, and the Future of Portfolio Diversification with David Dziekanski of Quantify Funds

This week on The Derivative: In this compelling episode, @David Dziekanski, founder of Quantify Funds, joins host Jeff Malec to unpack the fascinating world of Bitcoin and gold. Dive deep into the innovative BTGD ETF, which stacks 100% Bitcoin and 100% gold, and explore the cutting-edge concept of portable alpha. Dziekanski shares insights on why […]

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24 Apr 2025

Podshops, Prices, and Physical Flows: A Commodity Trading Framework with Stephane Bernhard of CAM/ETG

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of commodity trading with Stephane Bernhard, CEO/CIO of CAM Multi-Strat Asset Management. Drawing from his 30+ years of experience starting at Louis Dreyfus through commodity trading house ETG, Stephane shares how commodity trading has evolved from pure fundamental analysis to today’s complex intersection of physical, financial, […]

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25 Mar 2024

Exploring China’s onshore markets with RCM Alternatives PT. 3: Harnessing China’s Asset Management

In the third part of the series “Exploring China’s Onshore Markets with RCM Alternatives,” Matthew Bradbard from RCM China and Alvin Fan from OP Investment Management (OPIM) delve into the opportunities within China’s asset management industry for investors. They focus on the potential that emerging managers hold in diversifying investment portfolios. The discussion covers how […]

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14 Mar 2024

Optimizing the Supply Chain: Private Equity, Automation, and Economic Indicators in Logistics with Chris Jamroz

This episode is a fascinating deep dive into the complex world of logistics. Our guest is Chris Jamroz, CEO of Roadrunner, a serial logistics entrepreneur who has indeed seen and done it all over his career. Chris provides colorful anecdotes about his past 100+ acquisitions and turnarounds, including the challenges and lessons learned along the […]

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28 Sep 2023

A Philly Alts Steak: Talking Commodities, Stacking, and Systematic with Auspice, Newfound & Campbell

Philadelphia is renowned for various iconic symbols, including the Liberty Bell, Rocky Balboa, the famous Philly cheesesteak, and, most recently, RCM’s Live Panel Discussion “Is 60/40 Dead? Can Alternatives Fill the Void?” This engaging panel discussion features industry leaders Tim Pickering @AuspiceTim, Corey Hoffstein @choffstein, and Brian Meloon, with the insightful Kevin Davitt giving an […]

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04 Jan 2023
Markets, RCM Alternatives, Asset Class

Asset Class Scoreboard: December 2022

Commodities for the Win! There it was. The final buzzer of the game as 2022 comes to an end. But it was a bit of a bore of a game overall, with the scoreboard at the end of the year looking a lot like it did throughout the year, with Commodities and Managed Futures leading […]

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10 Aug 2022

The Many C’s of Commodities and defining their diversification

There is something to alliteration with the letter C. In education circles, the Four C’s describe different skills necessary in the 21st century: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking , and Creativity. The world of Diamonds[1] also has four C’s: Color, Cut, Clarity, and Carat. Five if you include Cost. In the world of Commodities, we also […]

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