Is your Fixed Income Manager Positioned for Rising Rates? – ALPS Portfolio Solutions and Smith Capital – 10.4.18

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Please join us for an educational Webcast with Gibson Smith, Founder of Smith Capital Investors, as he provides an update on the challenges and opportunities in the fixed income markets today. Risk looms everywhere in the fixed income markets. The changes in the bond indices have created challenges for passive investors while the uncertain state of fiscal and monetary policy poses additional risks. Sifting through the noise Gibson Smith navigates these challenges with a focus on active management and delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns and capital preservation.

During this session he will discuss where Smith Capital Investors sees the interest rate and credit markets, the impact of tariffs on the market, and what triggers to monitor for signs of cracks in the capital markets.

Agenda:

  • Opportunities exist but be aware of risks
  • The perils of passive and indexing
  • What to Watch
    • Re-leveraging of the economy
    • Corporate capital structures and shareholder-friendly activity
    • Fed – can they pull off higher rates and exiting QE
  • Q&A

Contact Information:
Phone: 866.759.5679
Email: alps-smith-funds@alpsinc.com
Web: http://www.alpsfunds.com/alps-smith/



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Speakers:
Gibson Smith*
Founder
Smith Capital Investors

Founder of Smith Capital Investors, Mr. Smith founded the firm in a desire to bring outstanding people together to build a business that focuses on people and investing. He founded the firm on the belief that we are investors first and foremost and seek to be the best. Underlying the pursuit is hard work, dedication, and persistence. The firm centers around three key drivers – investing, people, and culture. Everything we do, say, and pursue will have to pass the test of these key drivers.

Gibson has 27 years of investment experience. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, of Janus Capital Management LLC, a position he had held from January 2006 through March 2016. In that position, Gibson was also a member of the Janus Executive Committee and Portfolio Manager of Janus Fixed Income strategies.

As Chief Investment Officer, Gibson was responsible for Janus’ investment process within the firm’s fixed income division and served as Portfolio Manager on most of Janus’ fixed income strategies and funds.

Gibson joined Janus in 2001 after spending the first 10 years of his career at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan and San Francisco.

He is actively engaged with the University of Colorado at Boulder (graduated in 1991 with a degree in Economics). He chairs the Burridge Center at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder, sits on the Leeds School of Business Alumni and Friends Board, the University of Colorado Foundation Trustee Board, and the Investment Advisory Committee for the University of Colorado Treasury. He serves as the President of the Board at Country Club of the Rockies and previously served on the Board of Colorado Golf Club.

Gibson has a passion for investment management, leadership, security analysis, economics, the financial markets, and golf.
Jeremy Held*
Director of Research & Investment Strategy
ALPS Portfolio Solutions

Jeremy began his career at ALPS in 1996 and has more than 20 years of experience in the ETF industry. He is responsible for research, product development, and consulting services on behalf of the ALPS ETF, Mutual Fund, and Closed-End Fund business segments. His research is focused on satellite and alternative asset classes, including Commodities, Master Limited Partnerships, Private Equity, Global Real Estate and Emerging Markets.

Jeremy has been a featured speaker at dozens of investment conferences and has been published in various publications including the Journal of indexes, Research Magazine and Institutional Investor. Jeremy is a Charted Financial Analyst and a Certified Financial Planner.

Overview:
Title: Is your Fixed Income Manager Positioned for Rising Rates?
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour

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*Jeremy Held is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. *Gibson Smith is a Registered Representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc. Institutional Use Only An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 1.866.759.5679 or visit www.alpsfunds.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. An investment in the Funds involves risk, including loss of principle. Please note that the Funds are new and have limited operating history. Fixed Income Securities Risk. A rise in interest rates typically causes bond prices to fall. The longer the duration of the bonds held by a fund, the more sensitive it will likely be to interest rate fluctuations. Duration measures the weighted average term to maturity of a bond’s expected cash flows. Duration also represents the approximate percentage change that the price of a bond would experience for a 1% change in yield. For example: the price of a bond with a duration of 5 years would change approximately 5% for a 1% change in yield. The price of a bond with a duration of 10 years would be expected to decline by approximately 10% if its yield was to rise by +1%. Bond yields tend to fluctuate in response to changes in market levels of interest rates. Generally, if interest rates rise, a bond’s yield will also rise in response; the duration of the bond will determine how much the price of the bond will change in response to the change in yield. The Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities and positions in fixed-income derivatives may decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities and any long positions in fixed-income derivatives held by the Fund are likely to decrease, whereas the value of its short positions in fixed-income derivatives is likely to increase. Market Risk. Overall securities market risks may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. Factors such as domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities and derivatives markets. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money. ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. are affiliated. ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is the distributor for the Funds. SMT000129 | 10/31/2018