Winning With Liquid Alternatives: How to Achieve Your Financial Goals by Investing in ’40 Act Alternative Mutual Funds

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Managed Futures: Another Useful Vehicle in the Toolbox

Managed futures have historical performance characteristics that make the strategy highly relevant in a market environment of relatively low returns and generally rising asset-class correlations. The strategy has long had a reputation as an all-weather investment choice—a characterization that was bolstered by managed futures’ strong performance in the dot-com collapse of equity prices in 2000–2002 and during the brunt of the financial crisis in 2008. Until recently, all managed futures funds were run by commodity trading advisors (CTAs), individuals or organizations that provide advice ...