How Investors Lose 89 Percent of Gains from Futures Funds – Bloomberg 10-07-13

Salient to Investors: Managed futures turned out to be good for brokers and fund managers but not for investors. During the decade ended in 2012, over 30,000 investors put $797 million in a managed-futures fund called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Technical LP, which already had $341.6 million invested during

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How the 99% can invest like the 1% – MarketWatch 09-21-12

Salient to Investors: Rich investors make portfolio decisions typically that are better-informed and with sufficient diversification to ride out rough markets. Blending a small amount of exotic holdings with traditional core holdings of stocks, bonds and cash lowers overall volatility. King Lip at Baker Ave says capital preservation is the key – stay diversified, protect

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