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Your financial needs are not met by typical approaches.

Alternative Investments and Downside Protection

The right kind of alternative investments are focused on low correlation to fixed income and equities; they can provide a hedge with differentiated return streams and in some cases, significant income generation via yield.

Absolute return potential: It is possible to generate positive returns in select alternative investments regardless of the public market environment, e.g. in bear markets like 2002 and 2008.

Our Investment Philosophy

OBJECTIVE

We seek to maximize the risk-return equation in order to reach the client’s return goals with low volatility and downside protection through:

  • Diverse asset allocation
  • Informed, strategic investment manager selection within asset classes 

Consistent returns are generated by properly allocating assets across multiple asset classes, investment strategies, geographic exposures and managers. This approach allows for the attainment of return goals with appropriate volatility and downside protection.  The firm also prioritizes unique, harder to access private, alternative investments.  These investments for high net worth investors have modest or no correlation (to the broader public markets) return streams and often generate meaningful income.

Client portfolio asset class targets and target ranges are set in accordance with the client’s goals related to return, risk and cash flow needs.  We take a long-term (3-5 year) strategic approach to asset allocation.

We continuously evaluate our allocations in a tactical context in consideration of the current macro environment and we will make periodic changes accordingly.

Tactical moves are generally made to mitigate portfolio risk but can also be opportunistic to take advantage of market dislocation

Risk-Return Foundation

A strategic asset allocation foundation with a tactical overlay is the path to optimal risk and return.

Maximize portfolio return.

Maximize portfolio return.

  • In-house Investment Committee constantly monitors dynamic market and economic conditions
  • Utilize and frequently engage the best global market strategists 
  • Thorough sourcing, due diligence, and continual monitoring of open architecture stable of managers including non-traditional, alternatives
Minimize portfolio risk.

Minimize portfolio risk.

  • Broad diversification with clear understanding of risk-return drivers and inter-asset class correlations
  • Allocate to alternative, low correlation investment vehicles to reduce portfolio volatility
  • Preservation of principal/defensive bias in consideration of spending needs and liquidity requirements

Broad Asset Class Perspective

Focus on absolute returns and limiting downside risk.

Equities:  Long term growth engine of portfolio; risk asset, and especially in current macro backdrop, will have periods of volatility.

Fixed income:  Reduces overall portfolio volatility and generates income while improving diversification; includes both core and opportunistic holdings.

Alternatives:  Use of alternatives are an important part of the allocation to hedge portfolio risk and in many cases generate non-correlated income.  Applied appropriately, alternatives can lower overall volatility and produce differentiated return streams.

Implementation: Executing the Strategy

The foundation of asset allocation should be strategic with an ability to make effective tactical (12-18 months) moves both for downside protection and to be opportunistic.

Investment Portfolios should include investments in asset classes including, but not limited to those below.

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