Is this Greek drama a black swam event? Or more like the Austin Powers Steamroller?
Category: Education
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2015
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2015
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Jun
2015
Why your Best Long Term Strategy might be Short Term
But all of this begs the question – how can a managers whose strategy is based in capitalizing on moves that happen in hours to days be a long term investment strategy?
18
Jun
2015
Alternative Investors are Asking the Wrong Questions
As the registered investment advisor space continues to grow, and the use of Alternative Investments by those advisors continues to grow; we find ourselves talking with more and more ‘RIAs’, helping them truly understand what’s under the hood of the managed futures labeled mutual fund or private placement they’re considering.
27
May
2015
What the (Yen) is Going On!
the currency markets have been a little crazy as of late. Like crazy crazy.
20
May
2015
Everything you need to know about El Nino & Commodities
What’s the first thing you talk about with a stranger? The weather. Why? Because it’s constantly changing and meteorologists are poor predictors. It’s part of what makes global weather so volatile, and what makes those commodity futures markets that need such weather to grow so non-correlated to the equities. If we need any further proof of this, look […]
04
May
2015
Podcast: The Many Avenues of RCM Alternatives
Where is the combined Attain/RCM headed? Founder and CEO Bobby Schwartz sat down with Options insider recently for a quick podcast (radio) recording
28
Apr
2015
5 Thoughts on NASDAQ 5,000
Here’s our quick thoughts on something that took forever to happen.
18
Mar
2015
Making the Case for New Managers
A lot of investors out there have some hard and fast rules when it comes to selecting managers for their alternatives portfolio. But are these investors missing the forest for the trees (albeit redwoods), so to speak?
10
Mar
2015
Euro by the Numbers
Despite all the “problems” in Europe – the Euro Currency is still at a premium to the US Dollar 107% to be exact, even if it has dropped from a premium of 140% just a few months ago. Although that may change soon, with the Euro at fresh 10 year lows and threatening to break the psychological par level (1.00). Who knows if that will happen, but while we’re waiting to see – why not take a look at the Euro Currency by the numbers:
