We’re joined by special guest, Rufus Rankin of Ampersand Investment Management, to discuss Trend Following ETFs, the definition of a truly diversified portfolio, flat-fees versus performance-based fees, how to choose between different managers, learning from Q1 2020, predicting CTA returns, and the recent public spat between Cliff Asness & Nassim Taleb. Questions we answer include: Are Trend Following CTAs seeing an increase in client interest after this year’s stock market crash? What non-USA or Europe markets are CTAs currently interested in?

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:26 – Macro recap from Niels

04:06 – Weekly review of performance

07:20 – Niels: How what was your journey into this industry?

08:57 – Niels: How did you end up allocating capital to CTAs?

10:05 – Niels: Do you view Trend Following as a philosophy?

12:50 – Niels: What are your thoughts about truly diversified portfolios?

17:28 – Moritz; If we can’t forecast CTA returns, do you think we should allocate capital to as many CTAs as possible?

20:02 – Niels: What percent of a whole portfolio would you recommend to Trend Following, and what would investors be comfortable with?

19:02 – Moritz; Do you only allocate to Trend Following CTAs?

22:41 – Moritz; Do you consider yourselves to be a ‘fund of funds’?

23:11 – Moritz; How do you handle client pressure surrounding double-layering of fees?

24:17 – Niels: Who do you think drives the demand for flat-fees, rather than...

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