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 […]
Category: Investing Insight
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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.
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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 […]
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Feb
2016
4 More Realistic Ways To Invest in Crude Oil… (Not Named $USO)
Don’t just buy and hold Crude Oil USO. Invest in a strategy that can do well when Crude Oil rebounds, but also does well when it is in free fall.
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Feb
2016
Managed Futures’ Dominant January Performance
What’s not to like – with Managed Futures offering up an average gain of 2.25% in a month where stocks lost -5.21% and global stocks lost -6.71%.
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Feb
2016
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Feb
2016
25 Questions Every Investor Should Know About Emil Van Essen
It just so happens our next 25 Q&A Whitepaper series is the sub-advisor of the Attain Relative Value fund, Emil Van Essen. They’ve just finished a stellar January
01
Mar
2016
Managed Futures Continues to Lead in 2016
Managed Futures is the only asset class in February to put up returns greater than 1.00%, and one of three asset classes to post positive returns YTD. For the most part, all but one asset class continued on its January trajectory. It’s no accident that while the long only commodity ETF $GSG is down -7.25% […]
09
Mar
2016
Alternative Links: Trend Following Works
Trend-following hedge fund strategies lead performance in 2016 – (FT) Trend-Following Fund Plays It Right – (Wall Street Journal) Swedroe: Trend Following Works – (ETF.com) Managed Futures To Smooth Out Market Bumps – (Nasdaq) Managed futures and global macro hedge funds the leaders for the year – (Lakewood Views) Average Daily Volume of 18.7 million […]
10
Mar
2016
Guest Post: 10 Warning Signs of an Uncertain Market
Just what’s on the mind of some of the sharpest investment managers out there? We were lucky enough to have Mike Melissinos
