Critics might argue that performance over recent years reveals the least compelling aspects of managed futures, but the critics always seem to forget that upwards of 70% to 100% of investors’ allocations are already in traditional investments.
Hedge funds remained in positive territory throughout the year, suffering a setback in June and August of 2013 as uncertainty loomed in the underlying markets following the Fed's 'taper scare'
Since mid-May, the U.S. Comex gold futures prices have seesawed, climbing up one week, and declining the next. After the initial gold price surge of 4.6%, gold futures have dropped $42 to $1,579.8.
A properly diversified portfolio can be difficult to nail down, especially considering how many options are available. Here, we give our 10 rules of portfolio diversification
