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Investment check-in: why now may be an opportune time to diversify with alternatives

calendar_today April 8, 2024

A pivotal time for portfolio decisions Investors experienced an interesting time in public markets and many asked “where do I go from here?” We checked in with our Investment Strategist for ideas on how to take advantage of current market conditions and identify ways alternative investments can help achieve broader portfolio goals. In our conversation, […]

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Financial Advisor Magazine: The Hunt for Alpha

calendar_today March 19, 2024

Six Themes to Watch in Private Markets. It’s an interesting time for investors to think about new ways to diversify and differentiate portfolios. Overvalued stocks, especially on the technology side, may be a good indication for investors to take gains and diversify. Can alternative investments play a role in helping to drive returns when the […]

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Judge for Yourself

calendar_today July 12, 2023

A true alternative investment even by today’s standard, litigation finance can aid legal proceedings that require significant capital and resources while offering investors high yield income and uncorrelated returns. While sometimes an expensive form of financing, these private investments allow cases to proceed when they otherwise might run out of steam.

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Increased Market Volatility Creates Opportunities in Alternative Strategies

calendar_today March 16, 2021

Conshohocken, PA, March 16, 2021 – The last few weeks have seen increased volatility in the equity markets as rates have begun to creep back up surrounding inflation fears and investors temporarily pulling out of big tech names that have driven the S&P’s performance for the past few years.  As more and more people are vaccinated, […]

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2021 Outlook – Wealth Advisors Seek Uncorrelated and Income Producing Strategies

calendar_today January 14, 2021

Conshohocken, PA, January 14, 2021 – 2020 presented unprecedented price movements and dramatic volatility in the financial markets. Seeing equity markets set all-time highs while the world was in the middle of a pandemic was surreal.  With the influence of further stimulus and record low interest rates, market valuations seem to be at fair value, but […]

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Private Credit Helps Struggling Companies Weather the Pandemic

calendar_today September 14, 2020

As Congress debates the next wave of stimulus, investors ponder how much more the Fed can expand its balance sheet without impacting future generations.  The good news is that the economic recovery has been better than initially expected, as people have quickly adapted to living conditions during this global pandemic. While areas such as manufacturing and […]

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The Search for Yield

calendar_today August 18, 2020

As mortgage rates continue to decline and reach new lows, the effect of this rate environment on all risk-assets continues to be historic. Yet, despite the amount of macroeconomic uncertainty related to the global pandemic, the equity markets remain at elevated valuations. While most of these gains can be attributed to only a handful of […]

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Uncorrelated Returns, Part 4: Focus on Catastrophic Natural Disaster Reinsurers

calendar_today July 14, 2020

With the markets erasing nearly all of their March losses, the stark rebound in equity prices has been remarkable. Volatility has certainly picked up, but the disconnect between the expected (and realized, as I read about another bankruptcy this morning) economic impact of COVID-19 and the U.S. stock market’s rebound is almost incomprehensible.  Is the market pricing […]

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Mitigating Volatility, Part 3: Opportunities in Credit

calendar_today May 11, 2020

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Mitigating Volatility, Part 2: Opportunities in Credit

calendar_today April 8, 2020

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