“Axel Merk, president and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, says if you want alternatives to have an impact on a portfolio, you should hold 20%, and that now is the time to rebalance portfolios to hedge against volatility and rate hikes.”

Video – How do you build alternatives into an ETF portfolio? – (Investment News)

The Answer is there is not an ETF that brings true alternative exposure – (Attain Capital)

Morningstar partners with ProShares to manage an alternative ETF – (Investments News)

Alternatives: A key piece of the investment puzzle – (Investment News)

Goldman Sachs strategists say investors hold too much stocks and bonds and need to jack up alternatives allocations – (Investment News)

Performance:

CTAs extend positive performance run into September, says Newedge – (Hedgeweek)

Podcast:

Michael Covel’s Trend Following Radio interviews Roland Austrup of IMFC – (Michael Covel)

Education:

Volatility Strikes Back, Overused as a risk measure, Volatility seeks a new home in investors’ long term portfolio – (Morningstar)