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The Case for Liquid Alternatives, Especially Now
The Case for Liquid Alternatives, Especially Now
While we have long advocated that alternatives should be a core allocation within any diversified investment portfolio, there are certain periods during an economic cycle in which it may be more advantageous to be hedged or have exposure to alternate sources of return than others. In this article, we will examine: 1) Why Envestnet I PMC believes that investors should own some liquid alternatives in their portfolios at all times, and 2) Why liquid alternatives make sense, especially in the current environment.
Why Liquid Alternatives
Liquid alternatives can do many things that traditional mutual funds can’t or don’t. For example, liquid alternatives can take short positions in stocks, making them less vulnerable to or even able to profit from a declining stock market. They can also go negative in bond duration, enabling them to profit from a rising interest rate environment. Additionally, liquid alts can participate in many investment strategies that have virtually no correlation to traditional investments, such as arbitrage and futures trading which makes them excellent diversifiers.
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