In my opinion a smart investment is investing in a basket of commodity
trading advisors when they have draw downs.
Not exact matches
When market conditions favor wider diversification in the view of Hussman Strategic
Advisors, Inc., the Fund's investment manager, the Fund may invest up to 30 % of its net assets in securities outside of the U.S. fixed - income market, such as utility and other energy - related stocks, precious metals and mining stocks, shares of real estate investment trusts («REITs»), shares of exchange -
traded funds («ETFs») and other similar instruments, and foreign government debt securities, including debt issued by governments of emerging market countries.
Commodity
trading advisors (CTAs) pursue momentum strategies which require selling stock futures
when the market declines.
The reasons commodity
trading advisors as well as investors blow up is that they do not have a plan and more importantly they do not manage the inherent risks
when trading.
We use very specific criteria
when recommending Commodity
Trading Advisors, including a disciplined investment approach, a positive track record and a strong management team.
Even with the online
trading on the rise, there are broking houses that have in - house dealers, equity
advisors, as well as, relationship managers who guide the client as and
when they need the assistance.
This is also helpful for
advisors that have compliance watching their every move, because
when they see hundreds of
trades in one day, it only takes one call to figure out what you're doing.
When market conditions are unfavorable in the view of Hussman Strategic
Advisors, Inc., the Fund's investment manager, the Fund may use swaps, index options and index futures, or effect short sales of exchange
traded funds («ETFs»), to reduce the exposure of the Fund's stock portfolio to the impact of general market fluctuations or to market fluctuations within a specific country or geographic region.
When I began
trading Forex in 2007, I tried hundreds of indicators and Expert
Advisors.
Please note that in addition to any management fees charged by a robo
advisor, fees attributable to ETFs used by the
advisor must be considered, as well as any transaction charges levied
when making
trades.
«If they only get paid
when you buy or sell, THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST and a big motivation for the
advisor to encourage you to make more
trades!»
When I say «naked price chart» I mean
trading off the pure price movement or price action of the market; in other words, you are
trading primarily off the natural price dynamics of a market and not off of indicators, robots or expert
advisors.
So
when advisors want you to exchange your annuity for one where they can
trade (ETFs) in it, this is what they're talking about.
Your
advisor will also let you know if a short - term
trading fee applies
when you choose to switch or redeem a fund you've recently purchased.
When we post after - fee returns, it's most always with a 1 %
advisor fee, then we add a 0.1 % fee to account for average
trading costs (ticket charges).