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2022 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

These periods are now known as “Minsky Moments.” 2022: One for the Record Books These days, words such as “unprecedented” or “extraordinary” seem overused in our daily vernacular, however, they do feel appropriate when describing 2022. As a result, this normally stabilizing counterbalance, instead contributed to additional portfolio losses.

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Commodity trading and investing are appealing for many of the same reasons global macro strategies are appealing: inflation protection, diversification, and potentially higher returns when financial assets perform poorly. The downside is that it takes a long time to get your own book, which creates a lot of market/cyclical risk.

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