The Allocators Edge, Phil Huber
The Allocators Edge, Phil Huber
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The Allocator's Edge
A Modern Guide to Alternative Investments and the Future of Diversification

Author: Phil Huber

Narrator: Warren Sandwell

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublishDrive

Published: 03/24/2022


Synopsis

We are entering a golden age of alternative investments.
Alternative asset classes including private equity, hedge funds, catastrophe reinsurance, real assets, non-traditional credit, alternative risk premia, digital assets, collectibles, and other novel assets are now available to investors and their advisors in a way that they never have been before.
The pursuit of diversification is not as straightforward as it once was - and the classic 60/40 portfolio may no longer be sufficient in helping investors achieve their most important financial goals. With the ever-present need for sustainable income and risk management, alternative assets are poised to play a more prominent role in investor portfolios.
Phil Huber is the Chief Investment Officer for a multi-billion dollar wealth management firm and acts as your guide on a journey through the past, present, and future of alternative investments. In this groundbreaking tour de force, he provides detailed coverage across the spectrum of alternative assets: their risk and return characteristics, methods to gain exposure, and how to fit everything into a balanced portfolio.
The three parts of The Allocator’s Edge address:
1. Why the future may present challenges for traditional portfolios; why the adoption of alternatives has remained elusive for many allocators; and why the case for alternatives is more compelling than ever thanks to financial evolution and innovation.
2. A comprehensive survey of the asset classes and strategies that comprise the vast universe of alternative investments.
3. How to build durable and resilient portfolios that harness alternative assets; and how to sharpen the client communication skills needed to establish proper expectations and make the unfamiliar familiar.
The Allocator’s Edge is written with the practitioner in mind, providing financial advisors, institutional allocators, and other professional investors the confidence and courage needed to effectively understand, implement, and translate alternatives for their clients.
Alternative investments are the allocator’s edge for the portfolios of tomorrow - and this is the essential guide for advisors and investors looking to seize the opportunity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Edmund

High level overview of asset allocation for investors. Fluently written and easy to grasp, provides a clean summary of the alternative investment landscape. Would have been interesting spending more time discussing portfolio objectives and construction (liability forecasting).......more

Goodreads review by Jordan

Thesis: in a world with 2% bond yields and stocks at the highest valuations ever, where will you get return and income in the future? Unfortunately, this came out at the wrong time (2021). 2022 reset that thesis and the book already needs an update. He has some new alternatives that are worth the re......more

Goodreads review by Hunter

For those uninterested in business, investing, and market cycles and who use a professional to help with retirement planning - stop reading this review now and move on. For those interested in any of these things or for those who manage their own portfolio - this book is a must read. The book starts......more

Goodreads review by Imran

Methodically constructed and well presented. Huber's book is a great introduction to alternative investments. Readers get the full breadth here and may take a deep dive into specific investments / vehicles elsewhere. Recommended for anyone wishing to brush their basic knowledge on alternative invest......more