Market Analysis
Liquid Alternative Funds: Hedge Fund Strategies for Everyday Investors
TL;DR: Liquid alternative funds promise hedge fund strategies with the daily liquidity of a mutual fund. From June 2006 to June 2022, the average liquid alt fund trailed global stocks by 4.2 percentag
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Market Analysis
Managed Futures and CTA Funds: The Liquid Alt That Profits When Stocks and Bonds Both Fall
In 2022, the traditional 60/40 portfolio had its worst year in nearly a century. Stocks fell. Bonds fell. The diversification that retirees and endowments had counted on for decades simply didn't...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
Market Analysis
Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategy Explained for Accredited Investors
Global macro funds bet on interest rates, currencies, and commodities worldwide. Here is how the strategy works, what it costs, and how to access it.
Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read
Market Analysis
Liquid Alternatives: How to Get Hedge Fund Strategies Without the Lock-Up or the $5M Minimum
UCITS liquid alternatives pulled in €26.4 billion in net inflows in 2025 , proving the market has already decided that daily-liquidity hedge fund replication is a legitimate asset class. The only ques
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read