FYI: The U.S. equity markets have calmed down since the rocky start to 2015, but as hedge fund indexes start rolling out January performance data, the numbers are showing how using alternatives to diversify makes sense.
In a month that saw the S&P 500 Index drop by 3%, most broad hedge fund indexes gained between 1% and 1.5%. Of the seven primary alternative mutual fund categories tracked by Morningstar Inc., only long-short equity was negative in January, posting a 1.4% decline.
Regards,
Ted
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