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Registered Rep.
September 20, 2013
Brad Zigler |
Finding Order in (Commodity) Chaos Managed futures funds have struggled recently, but historically outperform equities (at least on a risk-adjusted basis). Here's how retail investors can play along.   |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2015
Brad Zigler |
Doing the Math on Liquid Alts' Five-Year Track Record If you've been reading these pages for very long, you've likely learned that there are a lot of choices in the alternative investment space. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2015
Brad Zigler |
Alternatives For The Future With the coming of the end of the zero-rate environment, investors and advisors must rethink their portfolio strategies, most especially their alternative investment allocations. |
Registered Rep.
April 25, 2011
Brad Zigler |
Managed Futures Mainstreamed Changes in the regulatory scheme have since allowed the creation of lower-cost commodity-based mutual funds and exchange-traded products which can be marketed by Series 7 folk and RIA associates. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2015
Brad Zigler |
Futures Funds Hitting the Fences No surprise that managed futures (the actively managed futures portfolios) top this year's list of hedge fund strategies. |
Registered Rep.
July 26, 2012
Brad Zigler |
Managed Futures: Easier To Get, But Harder To Love Obama okays advertising by hedge funds and CTAs. What effect will this have on the investment vehicles? |
Registered Rep.
August 16, 2010
Brad Zigler |
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products? The tumult in the equities markets has forced a lot of investors and advisors to consider diversifying their portfolios with alternative asset classes. |
Registered Rep.
April 2, 2014
Brad Zigler |
Are Managed Futures ETFs The Best Commodity Play? The question advisors and investors seeking commodity exposure now face is, "Active or passive?" |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2015
Brad Zigler |
Alternative Bond Funds -- Worth The Cost? The question investors and advisors must ask is whether so-called "liquid alt" funds -- alternative investment strategies in a mutual fund or ETF wrapper -- provide value for money. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
Hot Commodities Real assets are on a tear. Better yet, they offer great diversification and a hedge against inflation. The current trend probably has room to run, and there are other very real reasons to allocate a regular portion of clients' portfolios to commodities. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2013
Jeff Tjornehoj |
Are Alts Making the Grade? The most recent crop of alt fund contenders are performing like a classroom full of underachievers. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2012
Allan S. Roth |
Unappealing Alternatives: Investors Flock to Alternative Mutual Funds and ETFs Investors have been flocking to alternative mutual funds and ETFs - and are being punished for it. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Marla Brill |
Commodities Go Mainstream Until recently the high costs and complexity associated with commodity investing kept many investors away. But now, new products make it easier to get a pure play on commodity prices. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
Michael Johnston |
3 Low-Volatility ETF Options Smooth out your volatility and lower your blood pressure with these three ETFs. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2012
Joseph Lisanti |
Girding for Inflation Whether you think inflation is here now or is headed our way, planners should prepare for it. |
Financial Advisor
April 2006
Matt Hougan |
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2012
Craig L. Israelsen |
Commodity Confidence Find a commodity fund that adds value to an overall portfolio by virtue of its raw performance as well as by virtue of its low correlation with the other portfolio ingredients. |
Investment Advisor
June 1, 2011
Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Stockpiling Commodities The traditional stock/bond breakdown is no longer enough; for true diversification, clients need to add commodities to their portfolios. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Brad Zigler |
Which Are Best, Hedge Funds Or ETPs Hedge-replica exchange-traded products are gaining traction. Here's why. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Virginia Munger Kahn |
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure? |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2008
Brad Zigler |
How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures? |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
William Harding |
A Different Mix As investors suffer through this year's unstable market, the wounded are talking about alternative investments. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Suzanne McGee |
The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds? |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Jumping on the Commodity Bandwagon If you own a target-date fund, make sure you know whether your fund is moving into commodities. |
Registered Rep.
May 19, 2011
Brad Zigler |
Actively Managed ETFs: A Little-Known Niche Market Up until now, active management in the ETF space has been mostly a niche market. That may soon change as the big fund players try to reach alpha-seeking investors and advisors. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Going for the Gold Planners who want to sprinkle a bit of gold dust onto their clients' portfolios have many funds from which to choose. |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
Matt Hougan |
Dancing The Contango The commodities market has investors singing the blues, but a new note leads some to follow the beat of a different drummer. Whatever happens with commodities in 2007, we know one thing for sure: Advisors will be watching. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Aaron Pressman |
A High-Risk Diet For Investors Why a portfolio full of commodities may not be the best hedge against inflation. |
Registered Rep.
February 3, 2015
Brad Zigler |
Where Is The Hedge? Only one alternative class beat the S&P 500 Index in 2014. Of course, alternatives, or "alts," aren't meant to replace core holdings, only to augment them. |
Registered Rep.
May 16, 2011
Brad Zigler |
Paying Too Much For Alpha? A "two-and-twenty" arrangement -- two percent annual management fee and 20 percent of new profits -- is commonly charged by the hedgies. Pretty expensive stuff, that alpha. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs Bring the Bling Here's a way for ordinary investors to benefit from trends in commodity markets. But some commodity ETFs might turn out to be fool's gold, while others are the real thing. Learn about the risks involved before you invest. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Jeff Schlegel |
An Alternative World A growing number of financial advisors and their clients are clamoring for alternative investments in the wake of the massive market maelstrom of '08-'09, but it's a broad space requiring lots of due diligence. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012
Jeff Tjornehoj |
Great Expectations for Alternative ETFs The explosive growth of alternative exchange-traded funds has raised the question of whether they ve met the expectations of their investors. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green |
Danger & Opportunity: Futures Education Michael Bulley, senior VP for research and risk management for Steben & Co. in Rockville, Maryland, a firm that has specialized in managed futures funds for 20 years, on what you should know about managed futures. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2008
Brad Zigler |
The Inverse Of Gold? Gold prices may have topped. How can you profit from a decline in gold without using margin? New exchange traded notes offer some advantages over shorting long-gold ETFs. |
Financial Advisor
February 2012
Eric Uhlfelder |
The Future Of Commodities Despite declining prices, observers believe that well-managed investments in commodities can still generate gains. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2013
Ilana Polyak |
Fund Bracing for Market Shocks Managed futures have lost some of their luster, but AQR makes a compelling case for the category. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Playing Commodities With ETFs Commodities are booming. But it's sometimes hard for individual investors to participate. ETFs can make things easier. |
Financial Advisor
August 2004
Pauline P. Lam |
Commodity Investments Help Diversify Portfolios A new tool--resampled efficiency--helps create optimal allocations. Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in commodity index or individual commodity futures contracts. A third option is mutual funds. |
Registered Rep.
December 23, 2014
Brad Zigler |
The Various Flavors of Long/Short Equity Funds You have to wonder why anyone would want to launch a domestic long/short equity fund these days. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Ben Warwick |
Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period Clients must take risks to make returns. Here's the right way to do it in 2011. |
BusinessWeek
December 17, 2009
Lewis Braham |
The Case for Commodities They could be a smart inflation hedge in 2010. And some pros see a long-term bull market for oil, grain, and gold. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Louis Stanasolovich |
Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
Jeff Schlegel |
New Twists On The Oldest Economy Formerly plodding agriculture is now running in the fast lane, but the run-up in index performances and in the valuations of certain agribusinesses might give investors pause despite the sector's seemingly positive long-term trends. |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2007
Lewis Braham |
A Two-Way Wager On Commodities Rydex' new fund allows investors to play the ups and downs of the futures market. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
Pauline P. Lam |
What You Should Know About Commodity Indexes Direct commodity investment has a place in every investment portfolio. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Laura Cohn |
Striking Gold In Commodities Some pension funds have made outsize returns, but how safe is the market? |
