A Couple of Tough Weeks For Hedge Funds
Hedge Funds have experienced some of their worst performance ever over the last couple weeks. Our best estimate of March performance has the industry down roughly 3%, with most of that loss being booked in the last week.
Pairing Managed Futures With Diversified Alpha For More Consistent Return
Many investors are looking at managed futures as an attractive complement for their portfolios…
Improving the Odds With Diversification
Alpha strategies are intended to provide a differentiated return stream from stocks and bonds…
The Trend Following Disappointment
Interest in trend-following strategies had a resurgence last summer as both bonds and stocks fell…
A Prime Opportunity To Improve Diversification
2022 was a difficult year for most investors and advisors. The one silver lining is that this…
The Role of Gold In a Portfolio
Gold is a unique financial asset. It is best thought of as a non-interest bearing real asset…
L/S Equity Has A Fee Problem, Not a Performance Problem
Long Short Equity hedge funds have taken a lot of heat in the press recently. After years of…
Lessons From Volcker’s Inflation Fight
All eyes are on Chairman Powell’s speech this week for his thoughts on how he will tackle today’s…
Diversified Alpha is Better Than Constrained Beta
Investors are always looking for a way to reduce their risk while preserving upside. That’s why..
Where Does All The Hedge Fund Alpha Go?
The vast majority ends up in managers’ pockets. No wonder they have so many yachts. For years…