Comments on: Managed Futures - The Only Way To Manage Your Future http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/ This is the official website for the best selling author of "A Colossal Failure of Common Sense." Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: sinking 401k http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 sinking 401k Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:29:31 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1891 How high are the fees for managed future funds? If they are so high it's difficult to realize a profit that's a lot of money being paid to a manager? Is there any way to invest that the small investor can make money these days? How high are the fees for managed future funds? If they are so high it’s difficult to realize a profit that’s a lot of money being paid to a manager? Is there any way to invest that the small investor can make money these days?

]]> By: Aspect Investments http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Aspect Investments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:43:40 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1259 Managed futures are very good but you have to take into account the fees involved. If you are constantly chopping and changing your investments the fees will wipe out any potential profits. Managed futures are very good but you have to take into account the fees involved. If you are constantly chopping and changing your investments the fees will wipe out any potential profits.

]]> By: Friday links: taxing traders | Financial engineering resource center http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Friday links: taxing traders | Financial engineering resource center Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:05:44 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1149 [...] the benefits of managed futures.  (Lawrence G. McDonald via market [...] [...] the benefits of managed futures.  (Lawrence G. McDonald via market [...]

]]> By: just doug http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 just doug Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:43:19 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1138 Counterparty risk is always a possibility that should be considered. Look back far enough in history, or far enough around the globe, and numerous exchanges have gone the way of the dodo. Counterparty risk is always a possibility that should be considered. Look back far enough in history, or far enough around the globe, and numerous exchanges have gone the way of the dodo.

]]> By: mebane faber http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 mebane faber Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:13:13 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1137 I am a huge fan of managed futures, but also think that it is a former alpha generator that can be indexed now for near beta fees. One also has to be really careful in the CTA space, lots of snake oily managers out there. A couple posts you may like: http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/11/22/lets-talk-about-professional-funds/ http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/12/03/where-have-all-the-sharpe-ratios-over-1-gone/ I am a huge fan of managed futures, but also think that it is a former alpha generator that can be indexed now for near beta fees.

One also has to be really careful in the CTA space, lots of snake oily managers out there. A couple posts you may like:

http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/11/22/lets-talk-about-professional-funds/

http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/12/03/where-have-all-the-sharpe-ratios-over-1-gone/

]]> By: Friday links: taxing traders Abnormal Returns http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Friday links: taxing traders Abnormal Returns Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:55:39 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1136 [...] the benefits of managed futures.  (Lawrence G. McDonald via market [...] [...] the benefits of managed futures.  (Lawrence G. McDonald via market [...]

]]> By: Bill Sanders http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Bill Sanders Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:09:01 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1135 Great article Larry. Great article Larry.

]]> By: Tim Sabula http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/2009/12/managed-futures-the-only-way-to-manage-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 Tim Sabula Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:45:25 +0000 http://www.lawrencegmcdonald.com/?p=1156#comment-1133 Mr. McDonald, I finished reading your book early this fall. I can sympathize with you to a degree. After having worked well over forty years and putting two children through private universities and trying to save for a meaningful retirement for my wife and me through 401k's and IRA's, I watched with disdain as nearly 40% of my savings was "stolen" by the same gang that you mentioned in your book. In my opinion they should have been arrested for market manipulation, grand theft and more, found guilty and placed into a deep dark prison never to see the light of day. Instead they get a several trillion dollar bailout, that I, adding insult to injury, will have to pay back to those same "banksters" plus interest!! You see, I was retired and withdrawing from my IRA prior to the manipulated market collapse. Believe me it is a ride through HELL having to withdraw from it at the same time it's on it's way down. For me this money will never be recovered for this reason, thanks to those "banksters". Tim Mr. McDonald,
I finished reading your book early this fall. I can sympathize with you to a degree. After having worked well over forty years and putting two children through private universities and trying to save for a meaningful retirement for my wife and me through 401k’s and IRA’s, I watched with disdain as nearly 40% of my savings was “stolen” by the same gang that you mentioned in your book. In my opinion they should have been arrested for market manipulation, grand theft and more, found guilty and placed into a deep dark prison never to see the light of day. Instead they get a several trillion dollar bailout, that I, adding insult to injury, will have to pay back to those same “banksters” plus interest!! You see, I was retired and withdrawing from my IRA prior to the manipulated market collapse. Believe me it is a ride through HELL having to withdraw from it at the same time it’s on it’s way down. For me this money will never be recovered for this reason, thanks to those “banksters”.
Tim

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