Kurt Nelson, CEO and Founder, SummerHaven Index Management, and Maya Lowry, Head of Distribution, USCF Investments discuss inflation’s impact on traditional assets and the key benefits of diversifying with commodities.
With both stocks and bonds declining at the same time that inflation is skyrocketing, typical strategies to diversify portfolios and protect against risk haven’t been working. Historically, in market conditions similar to these, commodities have outperformed, Lowry and Nelson explain.
SummerHaven Index Management creates fundamental indexes focused on providing investors with better, risk-adjusted returns than traditional indexes. The firm is led by financial professionals with over 110 years of collective experience in commodity futures, equity, and fixed income markets.
SummerHaven Index Management is the owner, creator, and licensor of four commodity indexes. These include the SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Index (SDCI), the SummerHaven Dynamic Agriculture Index (SDAI), the SummerHaven Dynamic Metal Index (SDMI), and the SummerHaven Copper Index (SCI).
The firm is also the owner, creator, and licensor of two equity indexes: the SummerHaven Private Equity Strategy Index (SHPEI) and SummerHaven Private Equity Natural Resources Strategy Index (SHPEN).
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Topics include:
- Current market outlook
- Historical performance of commodities in periods of stagflation
- The role commodities play in a diversified portfolio
USCF Investments is a commodity and alternative fund leader. The firm is a leader in exchange-traded product (ETP) and exchange-traded fund (ETF) innovation. USCF has designed and issued many ETPs and ETFs across commodity and equity asset classes.