We are now marking the eight year anniversary, and with the $VIX up roughly 40%, and the S&P down roughing 8%, we feel it’s important to look back on what happened so we can learn from it.
Category: Why Alternatives?
19
Jan
2016
Alternative Analysis: EMC Capital Advisors
EMC Capital Advisors have certainly changed since its legendary beginning at the start of Managed Futures and the story of the turtle traders.
19
Jan
2016
Stay away from Commodity ETFs
For the umpteenth time – you wouldn’t buy a car that only goes forwards (you probably want reverse).
20
Jan
2016
Alternative Links: Energy Funds Making Money Off of Oil
Meet the Energy Funds That Made Money While Oil Fell
25
Jan
2016
The 10 Best Managed Futures Programs of 2015
Managed Futures as an asset class was able to finish just above the black in 2015 (according to our 2014 asset class scoreboard) which is great to use as a reference to compare against other investment strategies, but it’s not so great if someone was using that information to decide whether to invest in Managed […]
27
Jan
2016
Alternative Links: Best Month Since Credit Crisis
Most retail investors don’t hold hedge fund–related strategies in their portfolios, but it might be time they do.
01
Feb
2016
The January 2016 Litmus Test
Managed Futures performed just as we expect them to in a market crisis – finishing off January up +4.13%.
02
Feb
2016
Managed Futures 2016 Outlook
Take a step inside the engine room of Managed Futures returns, to see where volatility might fall across dozens of markets over the past year.
04
Feb
2016
Attain Funds January Performance
Most of the Attain Funds came out of the gate strong in 2016, with the Attain Short Term Fund making major leaps forward, up +12.27% in January {Disclaimer: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results}. Most of the gains could be seen from volatility in the energy markets, as well as a trending U.S. […]
05
Feb
2016
Weekend Reads: Questioning Capitalism
Answering Larry’s Call – (Reformed Broker) CarhoMetrics Cracks the Code on Shipping Data – (Institutional Investor) The Secretive Hedge Fund That’s Generating Huge Profits for Yale – (Bloomberg) Macro Strategies Hedge Funds Provide Capital Protection in Volatile Financial Markets – (Preqin) The Difference Between Institutional & Individual Investors – (A Wealth of Common Sense) Why […]
