Update on Hedged Equity Strategies
Thursday, December 17, 2015
The week ending December 11, 2015 witnessed the return of volatility on Wall Street with the S&P 500 ending its worst week since August with concern about declining commodity prices and the first U.S. interest rate hike in nearly a decade. In our last post, we reviewed thoughts on making money in a sideways moving market. Specifically, we recommended seeking active management strategies in the portfolio. Two hedged equity strategies that our investment committee is using are ABS Investment Management and the Glenmede Secured Options fund. Both managers are examples of active strategies that can add return while taking less…