Maybe it’s because we’re so close to Halloween, but we can’t help but be drawn to the carnage in the MLP space. Recently, investors’ multi-year treat has turned into a trick as of late. How spooky has it become? Well, after nearly quadrupling investors’ money from April of 2009 through April of 2014, the Alerian […]
Category: Why Alternatives?
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2015
Weekend Reads: The Suburb That Tried To Kill The Car
Bacon, ham and sausages ‘as big a cancer threat as smoking’, WHO to warn
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Oct
2015
The Top 10 Managed Futures Performers of September
Here’s the top managed futures performers (by return only) for the month gone by:
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2015
Alternative Links: Brain Knowledge
What Your Financial Adviser Needs to Know About Your Brain
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2015
What is the Right Allocation Percent to Alternatives?
what is the right number percentage allocation to alternatives?
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Oct
2015
Alternative Links: 42% Have No Idea
42% of respondents have no idea what “Alternative Investments” means 2014 Jackson Alternative Investment Education Survey – (Jackson) Firms such as Manning & Napier have also looked to non-traditional or alternative bond funds as an interest-rate hedge. In late 2014, the firm added a 5% allocation to fixed-income managed futures for the first time […]
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Oct
2015
Attain Funds September Performance
Unlike the volatile markets in August, September proved to be choppy all around, whether it be financials, energies, or grains.
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Oct
2015
Weekend Reads: Expectations
60/40 Return Expectations – (A Wealth of Common Sense) The Solo Financial Advisor Is Not Just Surviving, But Thriving, By Serving The Mass Affluent! – (Nerd’s Eye View) INFOGRAPHIC: ALTERNATIVES – (Proshares) High-quality bonds—The Rodney Dangerfield of investments – (Vanguard) Soybeans Rebound as U.S. Cuts Crop Estimate More Than Expected – (Bloomberg) Bears Could Return […]
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2015
What you Need to Know about Alternatives Event Recap:
As part our dedicated effort to raise awareness and educate the curious minded, we’re touring the country hosting events on what exactly someone should be looking for in an Alternative Investment. Phd Ben Hunt and author of Epsilon Theory was a great keynote, talking about current and future global factors that might shake up market volatility. […]
