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Registered Rep. April 25, 2011 Brad Zigler	Managed Futures Mainstreamed Changes in the regulatory scheme have since allowed the creation of lower-cost commodity-based mutual funds and exchange-traded products which can be marketed by Series 7 folk and RIA associates.
Investment Advisor March 2010 Robert J. Lindner	Subtraction Through Addition How adding risk to a client's portfolio can sometimes reduce overall risk.
Financial Advisor August 2009 Jeff Schlegel	Seeking Alternatives Managed futures generate interest as people pick up the pieces of their shattered stock and bond portfolios.
Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green	Danger & Opportunity: Futures Education Michael Bulley, senior VP for research and risk management for Steben & Co. in Rockville, Maryland, a firm that has specialized in managed futures funds for 20 years, on what you should know about managed futures.
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Registered Rep. February 7, 2012 Diana Britton	Yield of Dreams: Managed Futures for Crisis Alpha, But What About the New Normal? The majority of managed futures managers are trend followers, meaning they react to price movement and ride trends. They don't try to make a prediction about where the markets are headed. The hard part is knowing you're in a trend when it's happening.
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