A recent article on the Street.com discussed the absolute return mutual funds that have been able to perform well in this market environment. The author, Roger Nusbaum, mentioned the Rydex Managed Futures Fund:
“The Rydex Managed Futures Fund is a rules-based product that goes long or short physical commodities such as energy (long or flat [...]
Category Archives: Diversification
Rydex Managed Futures Fund
October 28, 2008 – 7:17 am
Multi Manager Portfolios & Hedge Funds
October 23, 2008 – 6:39 am
Hedge fund investors are quickly realizing that simply allocating to managers that have performed well over the last couple of years is not necessarily an investment strategy for the long-term. Some of the “top performing” funds of the past several years have experienced record drawdown during the last several months. Many have even shut their [...]
4 Ways To Protect Your Wealth During This Recession
October 2, 2008 – 8:30 am
It is often in the midst of economic despair that wealth is both made…and lost. While history often focuses only on the financial loss that transpires during recessions, it is also important to point out that these types of market environments have also provided individuals with the opportunity to make money.
Consider, for instance, some of [...]
Harvard Endowment Returns
September 17, 2008 – 8:02 am
Given the present economic conditions, it is no surprise that many Harvard Endowment fans( mainly other pensions and endowment funds) have wondered how the endowment has fared in the current market environments. The answer: +8.6 % for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. During the same time period, the S&P 500 was down 13.1%.
Commodities Investments & Pensions
August 29, 2008 – 9:36 am
A recent article in Global Pensions examines the role of the institutional investor ( pensions, endowments, etc.) and the movement that have occured in the commodity markets.
Commodity Trading Advisors & Volatility
August 25, 2008 – 8:17 am
A recent article in the The New Yorker discusses how the market has changed over the last several months. Volatility, for instance, has once again become a part of the trader’s vocabulary. Consider the following excerpt:
Start-Up or Emerging Commodity Trading Advisors
August 21, 2008 – 12:20 pm
I have written in the past about the difficulties of becoming a Commodity Trading Advisor. Even if your track record is superb, there are still some other factors that determine whether or not you will be able to attract capital and stay in business for years to come.
Managed Futures and Diversification: Beyond “by and hold”
August 15, 2008 – 10:20 am
The recent sell-off in the commodities market is yet another example of why investors should consider diversifying away from “buy and hold” strategies. First, I still believe that we are still in the midst of a long-term bull market in commodities. However, the downward moves we have seen in oil, gold, silver, and other commodities [...]