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Finding Value in Drawdowns
Investors' natural aversion to drawdowns can lead some to harmful action or inaction well-described in the field of behavioral finance. The best strategic and tactical investors harness a disciplined pursuit of value to capture the available excess return.
Performance Drivers Return for Quant Macro and Trend Following
Many investors are rediscovering Quant Macro and Trend Following after a bruising 2022 for equities, bonds, and other asset classes. The S&P 500 lost -18%, but worse, bonds lost -13% when they were supposed to provide much relied-upon diversification. By comparison, indices like the SG Trend Index returned +27% in 2022, recapturing investors’ interest in Quant Macro and Trend Following.
Why Welton Now Offers Our Multi-Strategy Macro Program on iCapital’s Platform, and What this Means for the Future of Wealth
iCapital’s platform will enable streamlined access to Welton’s institutional-quality investment solutions to the wealth management community, including brokerage houses, RIAs, private banks, and family offices.
Are Trend Strategies Dead?
Investors have asked us this question given the lackluster, and frankly disappointing, performance of many of their Trend managers prior to 2019. Industry observers have opined on this as well, and they sometimes attribute disappointing performance to things like:...
Tail Risk: About 5x Worse Than You May Think
After enduring the (40%) global equity market collapse of 2008, investors large and small are eager to reexamine the perils posed by equity market “tail risk”...
Diversification: Often Discussed, but Frequently Misunderstood
Diversification remains the cornerstone of modern portfolio theory. Yet, during the financial crisis many “diversifying” investments readily followed the direction of the equity markets as they collapsed in 2008 and...
Welton Proudly Accepts the SBAI’s Invitation to Join as a Core Supporter
Welton is pleased join this select group of institutional investors and asset managers devoted to serving the SBAI's mission to improve outcomes within the alternatives industry.
Welton named as a category finalist in Institutional Investor’s 20th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards
We are honored to share that Welton Investment Partners has been named among six finalists within the category of “Quantitative Hedge Fund Manager of the Year” in Institutional Investor’s 20th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards.
CAIS, iCapital Expand Hedge Fund Menus as Advisor Demand Rises
The relatively strong performance of hedge funds overall during last year’s public markets rout – and continued interest in the asset class in the face of ongoing economic uncertainty – is sparking renewed interest in the asset class among financial advisors and their high-net-worth clients.
Talking Hedge | Marina del Rey, CA
Join us on October 18 for Dr. Patrick Welton's panel, "Beyond 60/40: The Role of Diversifying Strategies & Customized Solutions," featuring representatives from Albourne, San Bernardino County Retirement System, Investcorp-Tages, and Crabel.
Texas RIA Summit | Dallas, TX
Join us on September 21 to see Bill Marr's panel, "Recalibrating the 60/40 Asset Allocation Model," where panelists will discuss tactics to help clients navigate inflation, higher interest rates, and increasingly frequent market shocks over the short and long-term.
Beach Clean-Up with Save Our Shores
A big thank you to Save Our Shores, a local organization dedicated to preserving clean shores, healthy habitats and living waters within the Monterey Bay. It was our privilege to partner with you this month to help clean up our local beach. ...