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As an insider in the world of Fixed Income securities management on Wall Street  prior to, during , and since the 2008 credit crisis, Mark has had a view of this epoch period as few others (as he tells us, he had dealings with each of the four parties whose stories are told in the…

Listen to Sal, Chief Investment Officer and responsible for investment strategies for the twenty plus ETF’s at IndexIQ, a New York Life company, as he discusses their various factor based Alternative Investment ETF’s.  He discusses the core competencies needed in this area of investing.  A combination of Fundamental, Technical and Quantitative Analysis, these strategies are…

As the Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager over Real Estate securities strategies @ Salient Partners, Joel is responsible for their investments into listed stocks whose underlying business is commercial real estate investment and management.  Focused on the rent collecting commercial property development and management market, thru REIT’s and stocks, Joel discusses the benefits of…

Listen to Matt, Director of Research @ Kaizen, discuss his 6 year old strategy, The Alpha Seeker, trading Volatility.  He discusses the recent meltdown of VIX inverse strategies that created some major market disruptions.  The Alpha Seeker uses a “Volatility Dashboard” to direct on investing in VIX ETF’s and their inverse.  They manage equity exposure…

As the founder and CEO, Will tells about their HIPS strategy, investing in an index of High Income investments.  In the current low yield environment investors strive for almost any level of yield that is above ground.  The HIPS strategy includes REIT’s, Master Limited Partnerships, Business Development Companies, and Closed End Funds, and provides a…

Alex is a Founder and the COO, and explains the opportunities in the digital asset world.  He discusses the quant and data driven aspects of DAS, using  data models, AI, machine learning, quant driven apporaches to Cryptocurrencies investing.  He discusses the major misperceptions of investing in this area, including a leveling of expectations, and the…

As the Chief Investment Officer of Index IQ, Sal will be speaking at the conference on the subject of equity hedging thru Hedge Fund Strategies.  Index IQ uses ETF’s in an effort to replicate the returns of productive Hedge Fund strategies.  Addressing the major objections to the more aggressive reputation of Hedge Funds, Sal discusses…

Founder and CEO Will Rhind will be a speaker at the conference, to be held in NYC on May 1.  He will be speaking about the importance of adding commodities to a well diversified portfolio, either as a hedge against inflation or for pure diversification.  He discusses with us who invests in Granite Shares and…

As CIO of Infinity Q, James will be speaking at the Conference on May 1 to be held in NYC, and will be addressing Volatility in the Equity Markets.  Discussing investing thru Volatility, a specialty of Infinity Q, he tells us who invests thru Volatility, and why.    For more information about the conference – http://www.jveventsgroup.com/liquidalts  

No stranger to Alternative Investments, as a 29 year Alternative Investment specialist firm, author of books on Alternative Investments, founders of a two decade old Alternative Investment Portfolio,  Rick will again be the Co-Chair of this conference, scheduled for May 1 in NYC, Rick will be speaking at the conference several times, including on the…

Don is the founder and CEO of JV Events Group, and the producer of the conference, to be held in NYC on May 1.  Having produced conferences for sixteen years, including the Inside ETF’s Conference, he discusses the unique model that their conference model follows.  With several conferences planned for 2018, this conference is well…

Director of Investor Relations, Paul will be one of the speakers at the May 1 Conference in NYC.  He will be speaking about the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Strategy. He discusses the role of Alternative Investments in a properly diversified portfolio, and who invests in their fund, and why.   For more information about the conference –…

With a background in creating indexes, Scott took the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable, Development Goals and created an ETF containing those companies that address one or more of the these U.N. Goals.  After providing his insight into the accuracy of index ETF’s, Scott discusses the genesis of Serenity Shares formation.  Filtering all stocks, looking to…

Founder and CEO Mark Landis tells about Wavelength Capital’s strategy, or focus, to have a low volatility fixed income portfolio that is immune from rising and falling interest rates.  They invest into four different portfoios, designed to perform in eachof four  economic environements, dealing with growth and inflation. Then, they apply market neutral long/short strategies  and…

As CEO of Wunder Capital, Bryan discusses the opportunities of providing capital to the commercial projects solar energy market.  Wunder raises funds from investors to fund commercial solar energy projects. Starting with private, retail investors, they now have Family Offices, RIA’s and other professionals as investors.  Issuing notes, they offer yields that are greater than many…

Listen to David, a CFA charterholder and designated speaker for the CFA Institute, Managing Member and CIO of Coloma, a Commodity Trading Advisory firm (CTA), discuss the role and opportunity of commodities investing thru the futures markets. Coloma uses quantitative methods plus fundamental analysis, applied with discretion, to create investment strategies. Discussing the misconception by…

Yes, that is his real name – Max is the Director of Investment Strategies @ ETF Securities.  Headquartered in London, with about $24 Billion in assets under managemetn, they offer commodity investments thru ETF’s.  Discussing the role of commodities in a truly diversified portfolio, helping to offset the volatility that can be created in other…

Brian, an attendee at a half dozen previous conferences, discusses the panels, attendees and quality of the content at the conference.  He talks about the increase in 1031 Exchange business and the opportunities of this market for investors.  Investing in student housing at universities, typically thru 1031 Exchanges, Brian discusses this investing opportunity, moving into…

Jay, a first time attendee, discusses the quality of the conference and attendees and the growing regulatory environment.  Jay discusses McDonald Realty Group’s focus on housing in the Dallas area and the opportunities there.  

As an 8-10 year returning speaker, panelist, exhibitor, Jim discusses why he and Noble Street keep coming back to this IMN Conference.  Jim also discusses the role that Noble Street Advisors plays in the reporting process to investors and lenders by the sponsors and others.  They provide CFO advisory services, outsourced accounting services and technology…

Matthew, COO of the firm, and a first-timer at this IMN conference, discusses the quality of attendees, the new relationships they created from the conference and the nurturing of current realtionships. Matthew, COO of STC, a “Transfer Agent” providing transfer and back office solutions, discusses the role of a “Transfer Agent” and their importance to the…

Michael provides a view of the conference from a first timer’s perspective.  Conestoga offers the opportunity to invest into Life Settlements, with the unique feature of offering liquidity for the investor.  Offered to “Accredited Investors” only, he discusses the uniqueness of this product for investors.

Tony is the Associate Executive Director, has attended 5 of these IMN conferences, and discusses the issues facing this industry at this time.  Those in the industry will recognize the importance of working thru regulations and handling various issues. 

Listen to this 5 minute interviw on OCTR with Charley Wright on how he became convinced by listening to a podcast.  You’ll be glad you heard this.  This is a story that needs to be heard.