The time frames over the past couple months where it might have been a good idea to diversify
Category: Markets
22
Oct
2014
14
Oct
2014
NASDAQ: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Want to invest in the ever changing landscape of technology: social media, mobile apps, and biotech. Look no further than the tech heavy NASDAQ stock index. But beware… there’s more than just good returns in this index. There’s some real bad in there too, not to mention downright ugly stats.
10
Oct
2014
Stocks… We Hope they Go to Zero!
One of the best things about being in an investment which can do well when markets are down is the fun you can have at cocktail parties, in the locker room at the golf club, and dinner with friends. A -334 point down day in the Dow and around -5% move off of all time highs starts to bring out the shrugs and exasperated expressions, as those well to do’s around you murmur their version of the timeless classic:
09
Oct
2014
The Best Images from “StockToberPocalypse”
Part of the reason many believe social media will never die, is because of days like today. Stocks experienced their single worst day of the year, and social media exploded with posts, comments, and charts trying to explain just what was happening
01
Oct
2014
Alt Links: A Changing Market Environment
Managed futures enjoy rare strong performance, old retreats on firm dollar, down almost 6% in September, and San Diego County reconsiders leverage, outsourced CIO
29
Sep
2014
Long the US Dollar… And Loving it
We tend to have a knack for highlighting a certain market move or environment on the blog, and that market or environment quickly reversing course upon our piece hitting the airwaves. The latest example looks to be the Currency Markets. So it’s no coincidence that the ‘best quarter for the dollar in 4 years’ coincides with the best managed futures performance in 4 years. This is just the sort of move that managed futures programs are designed to capture.
26
Sep
2014
Is Ebola really the Cause of the Cocoa Move?
If you haven’t been paying attention to the Cocoa market the past couple of days, it’s certainly been on the move. How big of a move? An 11%, Coo-Coo for Cocoa Puffs kinda move since the end of last week. That would be like the Dow going from 17,000 to 18,870 in a week!
15
Sep
2014
Commodity Exposure Breakdown YTD
Here’s our monthly look at the various commodity ETFs and how they track a simple strategy of buying December futures and rolling them annually. Plus, a comparison to Ag Traders and an overall commodity index.
09
Sep
2014
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.
08
Sep
2014
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.
