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Xu hướng đồng USD trong năm 2018 dưới góc nhìn chuyên gia
Xu hướng đồng USD trong năm 2018 dưới góc nhìn chuyên gia.
Phân tích cơ bản của chuyên gia Kathy Liên - BK Asset Management
Năm 2017 đánh dấu một năm tồi tệ nhất đối với đồng đô la Mỹ trong hơn một thập kỷ với chỉ số Dollar Index giảm trên 9%. Lần cuối cùng nó phải đối mặt với thời điểm khó khăn như vậy là vào năm 2003 khi đồng tiền đã mất 14,6% giá trị của nó. Khá trùng hợp, năm đó cũng có tình cảnh tương tự như năm nay khi mức Lạm phát ở mức thấp, chứng khoán có kết quả tốt và Cục Dự trữ Liên bang tăng lãi suất. Tuy nhiên, thực chất lúc đó thì Mỹ phải giải quyết tình trạng giảm phát chứ không phải là Lạm phátthấp, và FED đã tăng lãi suất chỉ một lần so với 3 lần trong năm nay và thị trường chứng khoán đã phục hồi chỉ 8% so với mức tăng gần 20% trong năm nay.
Bây giờ, điều đó cũng không loại trừ đi được thực tế rầng năm 2017 là một điều khủng khiếp đối với đồng bạc xanh, và đáng ngạc nhiên hơn khi Cục Dự trữ Liên bang lại được xem là ngân hàng trung ương có các hành động mạnh mẽ nhất. Họ tăng lãi suất đến 0.75% trong bối cảnh tăng trưởng kinh tế mạnh hơn và tỷ lệ thất nghiệp thấp. Tăng trưởng GDP trong năm 2017 là mức tăng mạnh nhất kể từ năm 2014 và tỷ lệ thất nghiệp là thấp nhất kể từ năm 2000. Trong hầu hết năm, Tổng thống Trump đã nỗ lực để thúc đẩy tiến trình kinh tế của mình và cùng với hàng loạt các yếu tố khác bao gồm căng thẳng leo thang giữa Hoa Kỳ và Bắc Triều Tiên đã làm sụt giảm sự tự tin của các nhà đầu tư toàn cầu, từ đó khiến họ muốn thoát khỏi đồng đô la.
Nhìn về phía trước, năm 2018, Cục Dự trữ Liên bang sẽ tiếp tục là ngân hàng trung ương “diều hâu" nhất, nhiều khả năng sẽ tăng thêm 0,5% đến 1% lãi suất (dù có nhiều khả năng là 0,75%). Tỷ lệ thất nghiệp đang cực kỳ thấp, cắt giảm thuế được thông qua, Niềm tin tiêu dùng và kinh doanh tốt sẽ dẫn đến tăng trưởng nhanh hơn trong năm tới. Tất cả những điều này sẽ thúc đẩy lạm phát và tăng trưởng cao hơn, dẫn đến sự hồi phục cho đồng bạc xanh vào năm 2018. Chúng ta có thể không thấy chỉ số Dollar Index trở lại trên 100 hoặc USD/JPY trở lại mức 120 nhưng chúng ta có thể thấy nó tăng giá thêm 5%. Khi năm mới bắt đầu, tuần này sẽ là một ngày quan trọng đối với đồng đô la khi Chủ tịch Fed Bullard, Harker và Mester dự kiến sẽ phát biểu. Mester là thành viên giữ quyền bỏ phiếu của FOMC năm 2018 và bà thường là một người có xu hướng “diều hâu". Các bảng lương phi nông nghiệp cũng nằm trong lịch nhưng với FED không dự kiến tăng lãi suất ít nhất cho đến tháng 3, báo cáo này có thể có tác động hạn chế hơn đối với đồng bạc xanh.
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Why Your Content Marketing Strategy Needs a DAM Plan
Content marketing was the top digital marketing buzzword of 2014. Every publisher, marketer, SEO strategist and agency couldn’t stop talking about it.
We all needed infographics and listicles and whitepapers and e-books and video (we cannot forget about VIDEO!!!). And it needed to be snackable! And we were going to curate and newsjack! And automate everything and do real-time marketing!
It was going to be amazing. So, what happened?
The Disconnect Between Content Marketing Strategy and Execution
According to Curata’s “Content Marketing Tactics Planner”, 71% of companies in 2014 planned on increasing their content marketing budgets, but 57% said they did not have a team member who was directly responsible for content strategy. You can see how things didn’t go exactly as planned.
It turns out, content marketing is more than just making more content – it means hiring more content creators, developing a strategy, planning more promotion, and investing in tools to share and organize all those new, shiny assets. And then there’s the whole business of finding someone to actually manage the entire process.
Ultimately, what we saw last year was a disconnect between content marketing strategy and execution, which resulted in a lot of missed goals and surprising findings – if any. Marketers failed to clearly define their goals and were completely overwhelmed with the sheer volume of content for owned, paid and earned channels.
I’d like to say things are looking up, but a recent survey from Smart Insights found that 56% of marketers did not have a defined marketing strategy or plan and only 11% have a completely separate content marketing plan that lives outside communications or inbound marketing strategy.
If we want to tame the beast that is content marketing, we need to invest in tools that allow us to measure effectiveness, produce consistent engaging content and manage a large arsenal of digital assets.
Shifting From Brand Publishing to Media Publishing
Content cannot be created in a silo and marketers need to focus on integrating content creation teams. Most importantly, marketers must stop hoarding digital assets in emails, agency servers and desktop files.
There needs to be a shift from basic brand publishing to functioning like a full-fledged media company. This means publishing content to multiple channels in real-time and optimizing the customer experience at every touch point, which requires seamless, integrated Digital Asset Management (DAM).
Think of it this way: How can you delight customers when Debbie from sales is using last year’s pricing guide? How can you awe and inspire your audience when Kevin from the social team pushes out graphics from six months ago? And how can you stay on budget when you keep recreating assets over and over again because no one can find anything?
Content Marketing Needs a DAM Plan
If you want your content marketing strategy to drive results, you need a DAM plan! In order to deliver content in an authentic and strategic way, you’ve got to stay organized.
Digital hoarding is expensive, inefficient, time-consuming and ineffective. Smart content marketing needs a vision and strategy and the technology to make it happen. A DAM solution allows marketers to manage the sheer volume of content landing in their laps.
Here are 4 ways a DAM plan supports content marketing:
Integration: When marketers use DAM, they can create a seamless customer experience by delivering more content in a more timely and fluid manner.
Optimization: With DAM, marketers can ensure each asset is being used in the right way at the right time for the right audience. They finally have control over the sea of assets in their organization.
Collaboration: Whether it’s getting design updates from creative, new copy from writers, or high level approval, teams who use DAM are more agile, responsive and proactive in delivering on needs.
Accessibility: DAM solutions give teams across distinct channels the ability to contribute to one centralized digital asset management solution – no more storing assets in emails or desktop files.
New DAM Vs. Old DAM
Part of the reason content marketers haven’t adopted DAM systems is that they are traditionally expensive, clunky and difficult to implement. Old DAM systems typically move very slowly in a governed way, meaning one person acts as a gatekeeper and manages the entire system.
Old DAM:
New DAM is different. New DAM solutions, like Brandfolder (time to toot our own horn here), are simple, easy to manage and offer a much more user-friendly interface.
New DAM isn’t as cost-prohibitive and offers more flexibility – users aren’t bogged down by expensive, clunky systems that are hard to use. The shift from old DAM to new DAM allows companies to adapt quickly to the new world of multichannel, real-time marketing.
New DAM:
And it doesn’t stop there: new DAM makes real-time advertising and programmatic buying more effective because there will be more access to relevant digital content that can be published at a much higher velocity.
Ultimately, DAM solutions are going to bring together all organizations to create a cohesive customer experience. From brand management to creative to social media to legal, teams across organizations will be able to collaborate and optimize every digital asset that shapes the buyer’s journey. And content marketing will be the light that shines the way.
Morgan Quinn is a recovering lifestyle blogger and the Digital Content Manager for Brandfolder, a simple and easy tool for managing digital brand assets. She has created content for brands like Mint.com, Quicken, Ugg Australia, and Martha Stewart. She threw in the towel on Twitter, so follow her on LinkedIn instead.
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Why You Really Need a Digital Asset Management Workflow
This guest post with important tips for managing your growing digital image collection is from Denise May Levenick, author of the new book How to Archive Family Photos:
Genealogists who juggle hundreds of digital images can learn a few things from professional photographers.
When pros moved from film photography to digital media, they needed a comprehensive system to manage all those photo files. They developed a strategy called Digital Asset Management (DAM).
Like pro photographers, genealogists need different versions of their digital files—for sharing via email, archiving for the long term, and posting on the web. Also like the pros, genealogists need to add file names and organization that allows for easy access in the future.
In my new book How to Archive Family Photos, you’ll learn how to set up a system that suits your needs and helps you easily accomplish the seven basic steps of Digital Photo Management for genealogists:
1. Capture photos on your phone, digital camera, scanner or tablet
2. Import image files from your capture devices to one location
3. Rename image files from the generic device-generated names to something related to the image content
4. Back up files to your digital Image Library
5. Add content-related tags and keywords to your image files
6. Archive your images in a permanent, off-site location
7. Edit, export, and share select photos for others to enjoy.
Each step moves you toward curating, organizing, and identifying your digital files for long-term archiving and access. My book offers specific workflow strategies and tools for the Mobile Genealogist, the Family Photographer, the Vacation Shutterbug and others.
You’ll find inspiration and practical guidance in How to Archive Family Photos to help you get control of your digital photo chaos and become a more efficient family historian.
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When it Comes to Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Be Careful What You Read
Fool contributor Jacob Donnelly laid out the reasons Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM) should be in your portfolio November 17.
Included in Donnelly’s assessment of Brookfield was a rehash of the company’s third-quarter results:
30% growth in net income;
Assets under management of US$269 billion — an almost 50% increase in less than five years;
A 27% CAGR in fee-related income to US745 million;
US$1.2 billion in annual cash dividends from its publicly traded subsidiaries;
Just 59% of its US$41 billion in carry eligible capital has been deployed providing shareholders with significant future carried interest as it invests the funds.
Donnelly finished by stating, “Third-quarter results are just a reminder that Brookfield Asset Management is the best at what it does, and it should be in your portfolio.”
Amen to that
I recently anointed Brookfield one of the five best stocks on the TSX; its latest earnings absolutely confirm my opinion that it’s a must-own TSX stock.
“Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt has done a tremendous job growing the alternative asset manager by zigging when the market zags, investing in beaten-down assets in need of a little encouragement,” I wrote October 31. “Not every investment Brookfield makes is wart-free, as I discussed in September, but it wins more often than it loses, producing a six-year winning streak on the TSX and delivering an average annual return of 22% over this period.”
A classic example of Flatt’s ability to do the unexpected is Brookfield’s current offer to buy the remaining 66% of GGP Inc. (NYSE:GGP), America’s second-largest retail mall owner, for US$14.8 billion.
Retail? No, thank you, most investors would say, but not Flatt.
“Mr. Flatt said it would be easier for GGP to weather the changes occurring in the retail sector under Brookfield’s leadership,” wrote the Wall Street Journal’s Miriam Gottfried and Esther Fung November 17. “Brookfield also sees value in GGP’s land tracts, which could be developed into offices, residential buildings or used for other purposes.”
One man’s garbage is another man’s gold.
Getting to the punch line
Those working in the financial media are tasked with delivering insightful commentary and analysis about publicly traded companies such as Brookfield. We even make predictions that sometimes turn out badly. That’s all in day’s work.
However, those that last in this business ultimately want to help investors make better decisions about their investments.
So, when I see a headline about Brookfield’s latest quarterly report — “Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Earnings Decline 51% In Q3” — that I know doesn’t tell the whole story, something Donnelly alluded to in his article, it makes my blood boil.
Why?
Sure, most seasoned investors wouldn’t bat an eye at such a headline, but they’re up to speed on what’s happening at Brookfield.
The guy or girl who buys Brookfield’s stock on the recommendation of a writer or, even worse, someone they were talking to at a cocktail party, sees that and heads for the exit, probably never to return.
Given Flatt’s track record, that’s leaving money on the table, perhaps providing less for retirement or their children’s education.
Scoff if you will, but I’m sure there’s at least one former Brookfield investor somewhere in the world who saw that headline and sold their stock.
Be careful what you read — it might just cost you in the long run.
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If it’s valuable to your business, you better know where it is and how it’s doing.
Asset management software is designed to help organizations efficiently track and maintain the resources and property they own and compiles data on items’ value, physical location, use history and more.
While many businesses try to use Excel or accounting software for the task, these programs were not designed for the task of asset management and can be plagued by issues such as manual errors, outdated information, and more.
Asset management software provides cost effective and accurate peace of mind; however, not all asset management software offerings are equal in terms of features and user-friendliness.
You can make the task easier by looking for asset management software that includes elements such as:
Asset audits are essential for verifying what assets your organization owns and where they’re located.
Leading software offerings let you schedule your own audit timeframe, receive status updates on the process, and make changes for missing and unrecorded assets. Some also allow you to audit from any mode rather than having to toggle back and forth between modes.
If a third-party is doing your audits, you’ll want a blind audit feature. This feature allows you to limit the information users can see when performing an audit.
Barcode label/ Asset tag design
Barcode labels (also known as asset tags) are an important part of every asset management system. Your software should have the built-in ability to design them.
Check-In/Check-Out
An easy-to-use check-in/check-out feature can greatly improve accuracy and reduce the time spent passing out and receiving assets. Look for software that auto-populates fields for check-in/check-out with a “quick find” feature that searches your database by asset tag, asset, vendor, customer or employee. Some software offerings allow you to use a single transaction when checking-in/out multiple assets to multiple assignees – a great benefit for tool cribs, schools and emergency response units with large numbers of assets that must be regularly checked-in/out to multiple users.
Cloud or Web-based
While it can be convenient to host asset management software on your own server, cloud-based software (also known as Web-based software) offers many more cost and time-saving benefits. You don’t have to rely on your IT folks to install software, updates or patches; all that is handled within the cloud itself. Since the software is not on your server, you don’t have to worry about issues with computer crashes or conflicts with other programs. Plus, you can receive new features as soon as they’re developed rather than waiting for a new version of the software to be released.
Dispose/Recover Assets
Nearly all asset management software offerings allow you to dispose of missing or unusable assets, but very few allow you to recover them. Without a recovery option, the software requires you to set up a recovered asset as a brand new item and manually update records with the item’s history, which was trashed when the software first dumped the asset. Look for software that makes recovery easy by reactivating old asset numbers.
Customizable Data Fields
Asset management software often comes with pre-named data fields that may or may not apply to your business. If you want to change the fields, it frequently requires a lot of time with tech support and extra fees. Look for software that allows you to change those names and create new fields of your own.
Fund Tracking and Restrictions (For Nonprofits and Educational Organizations)
Non-profit organizations such as human service agencies, arts organizations and schools can benefit from asset management software that makes it easy to track grants and other donations. Look for software that allows you to tie information to an individual grant, gift or recipient. As an extra bonus, some software will also automatically send alerts when assets are not being used, maintained or stored based on funding requirements.
Multiple Quantities
Tracking multiple quantities of identical assets can be complicated. You can set up each individual item with its own asset tag and history, but that can be cumbersome and time consuming – especially if you’re a school dealing with thousands of textbooks or an office with a few hundred computer keyboards. To make the tracking process easier, look for asset management software that lets you manage these multi-quantity items under one asset number or ID.
Notifications
What good is asset management software if it can’t communicate with its users? Look for software that lets you set up automated emails or in-app notifications for specific events and designate who should receive them. This can be very helpful when users need to be notified about matters such as past due actions, asset use violations, funding limitations, audit checklists and other issues.
Reporting
Most asset management software offerings come with a library of pre-designed reports such as asset by location and asset by type; however, sometimes, you need more. Look for software that allows you to easily create customized reports without having to buy additional software or know SQL. It’s also helpful to have software that allows you to schedule your reports and set up who should receive them.
Security Access
You don’t want every user to access every element of your asset management system. Look for software that allows you to set up access categories that define who has access rights to specific asset types, restrict what asset site locations they can view and edit, and set up data administration tools, reports, and modules.
Technical Support
While most asset management software is relatively user-friendly, it’s good to have access to technical support when questions arise. Support via email exchanges can be very frustrating, so look for software that offers it via phone or chat with U.S.-based personnel. This support is often available for free.
Training
Learn how to use your software quickly and easily with training. Product guides and on-demand video training can be helpful, but nothing beats live training via an on-site visit or Webinar.
How could using asset management software help your company protect the expensive assets you rely on each day?
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if you want to hire a good hedge fund manager, you need to understand how they do business.
If you have paid attention to the news in recent times, then you could easily be forgiven for thinking that hedge funds are the worst kind of investment that you can think of if you want to make some money. The thing is, like most ideas out there, this is both true as well as false. In other words, it depends on who you ask and who you choose to go with for the investments that you make. If you ask a hedge fund manager, they will probably give you all the reasons that you should use this investment vehicle if you have the opportunity to do so. The problem is that you probably won’t trust the hedge fund manager because they are involved in hedge funds and they will of course tell you that they are great. It’s kind of like asking a butcher if meat is good or a baker if flour is unhealthy. You know the answer that you will get. In fewer words, what is important is for you to do your own research and look for unbiased information that can help you make your own decision. If you do good research, it is almost difficult to ignore that you can make a lot or headway with your investments if you find a good hedge fund. That being said, it takes a lot of understanding of what you are getting yourself into so that you can have reasonable expectations. Below are some of the important things that you should be aware about if you want to invest in a hedge fund through a hedge fund manager.
The best hedge funds are not usually out in the public domain for everyone to hear about. That being said, you can easily find them if you know where to look. In essence, there is no shortage of good hedge funds that you can invest in if you know where to find them. So what does this mean for you? Well, for starters it means that you need to take your time and understand what is available in the market. Secondly and probably more importantly, you need to understand what your motivations are and what you expect or should expect from investing in a hedge fund. If you are able to do this, then you will find that you will find a hedge fund that will get you the results that you are after with time.
Of course understanding what you want and going after it is not enough, there are a lot of nuances when it comes to choosing the top hedge funds. For example, significant co-investment in a hedge fund is quite important for most of the hedge funds that are going to be a success. Additionally, ensuring that you know the background of the people involved in the hedge fund including the hedge fund manager is critically important.
What Organizations Are Doing for Physical Asset Management
In today’s continuously expanding market and technological advancement in every sector, there’s a lot to look after if you are monitoring a business organization. Apart from elements like marketing, sales, research, and development of the business, there is something more into it, which plays an important role in maximizing the shareholder’s value, trying to get best possible returns to stakeholders, and benefit the organization at the same time. This is termed as physical asset management system.
Physical Asset Management
It’s nothing new. It’s there since these assets have been there. What has changed is the way we used to do it. From manually recording the data on huge pile of spread sheets to automated solutions, facility management is what every organization choose to go with when they have to get their asset management done.
Facility asset management software helps us to effectively and efficiently manage inventory processing with automated solutions that makes the whole process of physical asset management system more effective. The software tools are designed by experts keeping in mind the custom requirements of the organizations. It helps users with tracking, monitoring and managing their tangible assets (both fixed & consumable) across different locations.
Major Benefits of Facility Asset Management Software
Facility asset management software is really beneficial for the organization in many ways. Here’s a list of benefits that an organization gets if they use this software for physical asset management:
The presence of facility asset management software has been really beneficial in collectively storing all data in a single database. It also allows multiple users to update and access asset records at the same time. So get rid of messy and multiple spreadsheets.
This software helps organizations to use their user defined field at maximum levels. Customized options are also there for every organization to meet the different needs of these organizations without missing out on necessary data.
Easy accessibility of asset records with user friendly tools make it easy in real time to download the information you need. This solution also gives you the leverage to customize the reports. This means no more juggling with spreadsheets data to create report for your auditor.
Facility asset management system helps in preparing accounting reports with less stress. With the help of this software in accounting, you can easily and perfectly calculate depreciation in assets over their useful life. So it’ll help to get rid of the qualifies opinion on your audits.
Usually the approval process for change in asset takes a lot of time if done manually. But with the help of this solution, this can be done easily and a complete history will be available all the time. This is really helpful during the time of audit.
Using this solution for transferring assets shows results such as increased efficiency, eliminated errors and delays. It’s because this solution comes with e-mail notifications, flexibility in approval routine and combines with your business rules accordingly.
These are important factors that not only affect the growth of the specific organization but also tends to affect the overall value of the assets present in the company. The presence of facility asset management software in an organization is one of the most essential parts to manage the investments and business capacity in a more efficient and competitive way. The organizations that still lack facility asset management software will be on the losing end in this competitive market.
QuickFMS is one such facility asset management software that helps users to allocate, monitor, trace and manage their assets in a better and efficient manner.
Amit Prasad is the founder and managing director of SatNav Technologies and has business interests in a wide range of IT products. SatNav Technologies is an IT products company focusing on cloud based map data products and a pioneer in GPS, FMS & LBS Technologies. The product suite includes SatTracx in-the-field location based solutions and A-mantra in-the-office facilities management solutions. QuickFMS from a-mantra is a cloud based facility management system which enhances organization’s efficiency.
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The goal of this project was to create a LEED Platinum office for West Coast Asset Management. Each aspect of the project was examined through the lens of sustainability. Every square inch of the roof was used to make this a net-zero-energy building. A 2.85-kilowatt photovoltaic system provides the majority of the electricity. A solar thermal system supplies hot water for all uses in the building. All materials and interior finishes were selected to be rapidly renewable, nontoxic, regional, recycled, durable, and beautiful. Almost every green certification system appears on the list of products selected, from FSC to ISO 14001. The transformation of this old building into a LEED Platinum office builting that is a sustainable model for the neighborhood within a highly compressed time frame was remarkable. And the client’s deep commitment to a sustainable vision and outcome was commendable.
FSC certified bamboo cabinets West Coast Asset Management
Fast, high-quality scanning allows you to digitize entire collections at a fraction of the cost of older methods. Camera scanning can be done on-site, with any of the millions of high-quality digital cameras already in use by people and institutions. For many, the only additional purchases may be a modest outlay for a macro lens or copystand. Peter Krogh’s newest book, Digitizing Your Photos with Your Camera and Lightroom, presents a comprehensive step-by-step guide for equipment selection, photo preparation, scanning workflow, tagging, curation and digital photo management. Drawing on the principles used by museums and institutions, the book presents a method that is within reach of millions of photographers, whether they are family historians, corporate collection managers, or professional archivists. Unlock yourhistory! Over the last decade, the digital camera has steadily become the scanning tool of choice for some of the most trusted image collections worldwide. It is used by institutions like the Library of Congress, the National Archives, as well as major museums and collections.
Organizing Your Photos with Lightroom
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One Catalog Just Not Enough?
Multi-Catalog Workflow with Lightroom 5 demystifies the process of working with multiple Lightroom catalogs. Building on the principles first laid out in The DAM Book, this multimedia guide establishes the principles of solid multi-catalog workflow, defines the terminology that is necessary to understand the process, and then shows you the workflows in action. Packed with more than three and a half hours of videos and clear step-by-step lists, it will help intermediate and advanced Lightroom users create clarity in their workflows. FIND OUT MORE
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At Toroso we are focused on our client’s desired outcomes, not proprietary products or off-the-shelf services. That is the reason we have created three diverse sets of strategies that focus on our client’s objectives, life cycles and investment profiles.
Toroso’s asset allocation approach offers an alternative to Modern Portfolio Theory style portfolios that have failed to meet expectations over many decades due, in large part, to the increasing impact of world markets events on portfolios, which disregard investors’ actual life events.
It is no news that an investor’s life events will have a direct impact on their motivations to save, or where to invest. That is the reason we believe that most investors benefit from a professionally managed investment portfolio and not a pre-set glide path.
A steady, broadly diversified base with reduced volatility on which to build and protect against inflation.
ETF SELECTION
Toroso’s team believes that security selection is as important as asset allocation. We are specialized team in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and prefer them to Mutual Funds. However, with the fast growth and proliferation of ETFs and a lack of industry standards, there is a need to critically evaluate these products in order to obtain solid returns.
Looking “under the hood”
The transparency of ETFs allows us to truly examine them in a microscopic way. The Toroso method examines the interconnections between ETFs and the relative value of each of them, based on its fundamentals, rather than focusing solely on past behavior. So how do we do that? Our ETF specialized team understand precisely the underlying securities that comprise each ETF and create portfolios that are optimized based on those fundamentals. Additionally, our process includes focusing on minimizing product risks through the assessment of their structures, not just their components.
PERIODIC PERFORMANCE TABLE
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Way to make the Business Case for Digital Asset Management
This infographic shares important information and statistics about digital asset management (DAM) and explains why DAM is crucial to the success of your organization. Shouldn’t your digital assets be secure AND easily accessible to your marketing, creative and IT departments?
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Wall Street veterans are trickling into digital asset management
The author of an investment newsletter said Wednesday that he will help a major digital assets fund open its New York office at the beginning of November. The announcement follows news in September that former Fortress hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz plans to launch a similar $500 million fund.
Paul Brodsky was an options trader in the 1980s, helped found a mortgage trading broker-dealer that was sold to Piper Jaffray in 1994 and began managing assets for investors in 1996, according to Brodsky's website. He launched his Marco Allocation newsletter on market analysis in 2015.
The newsletter took a different tone Wednesday. "It has become increasingly obvious to me that blockchain-based investing presents unparalleled risk-adjusted secular returns," Brodsky said in a note to subscribers. He will become a partner at California-based Pantera Capital.
Digital asset investments over time (in $ millions)
Source: Autonomous Next analysis, Pitchbook data
At least 75 "crypto-funds" have launched to invest in digital currencies such as bitcoin and projects based on the blockchain technology behind them, according to financial research company Autonomous Next.
Pantera is one of the oldest funds in the digital assets world. The company says it became the first U.S. fund to invest in bitcoin in 2013.
Founder Dan Morehead also hails from Wall Street. He was head macro trader and CFO at Julian Robertson's Tiger Management hedge fund, and was global head of foreign exchange options at Deutsche Bank. Morehead is also the chairman of one of the largest bitcoin exchanges, Bitstamp.
"Blockchain is an important new asset class. In the coming decade every financial institution will have a blockchain division. We're trying to lead that initiative," Morehead said in a phone interview with CNBC. He said Pantera has raised $300 million, primarily invested in digital currencies and new token sales known as initial coin offerings.
Increased interest from institutional investors has helped send digital assets soaring. Bitcoin has briefly multiplied six times in value this year to above $5,800. New digital coins have exploded, raising more than $2 billion this year in initial coin offerings.
Brodsky said bitcoin "certainly does resemble a bubble" but digital currencies overall have a long way to go before fulfilling their potential as the building blocks of a next generation of the internet.
"I'm very, very excited and it is the opportunity of the lifetime," he said. "It reminds me of the transformational innovations I experienced in securitization in the '80s."
Securitization is the process of combining financial assets into an investable product, which some say hurts financial stability.
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