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Alternatives. The Next Dimension in Asset Allocation.
Thanks for trolling this up and posting it on the board. I have been working on blending in some alternative asset classes within my own portfolio and found the reading both enjoyable and informative. My current target allocation to alternatives within my portfolio is about ten percent. That would incude commodities, precious metals and anything else that Morningstar classifies as "other" in Instant Xray tool such as convertibles, preferreds, derivatives, etc.
Thanks for this excellent white paper on alternatives. After tracking PQTIX for a while, I finally purchased a 10% position in this fund on 11/14/2014 in my TDAmeritrade retirement account, where there is no minimum + TF. PQTIX is also available at Scottrade for a $100 minimum in both taxable and retirement accounts + TF.
For the 40 bp lower expense ratio of PQTIX (1.15%, prospectus) relative to PQTDX (1.55%, prospectus), I am more than happy to spread my portfolio out from Wellstrade, where we hold most of our assets, to other brokerages where I can buy favorable fund classes at reasonable minimums.
PQTIX has had a very good year. The managed futures funds are supposed to achieve excellent results during market downturns so it will be interesting to see how this one does, considering that it has done very well in a bull market year.
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Thanks for trolling this up and posting it on the board. I have been working on blending in some alternative asset classes within my own portfolio and found the reading both enjoyable and informative. My current target allocation to alternatives within my portfolio is about ten percent. That would incude commodities, precious metals and anything else that Morningstar classifies as "other" in Instant Xray tool such as convertibles, preferreds, derivatives, etc.
Thanks again.
Old_Skeet
Thanks for this excellent white paper on alternatives. After tracking PQTIX for a while, I finally purchased a 10% position in this fund on 11/14/2014 in my TDAmeritrade retirement account, where there is no minimum + TF. PQTIX is also available at Scottrade for a $100 minimum in both taxable and retirement accounts + TF.
For the 40 bp lower expense ratio of PQTIX (1.15%, prospectus) relative to PQTDX (1.55%, prospectus), I am more than happy to spread my portfolio out from Wellstrade, where we hold most of our assets, to other brokerages where I can buy favorable fund classes at reasonable minimums.
Kevin