Focal Point Management

This model should benefit from calmer market waters ahead

The model remains positioned to benefit from reduced market volatility ahead.

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Manager Commentary Amin Khakiani on 7 May 2012
Stock market volatility will make a comeback in 2012

So far, 2012 has been a period marked by low volatility; at some point in time, this will change.

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Manager Commentary Amin Khakiani on 11 Apr 2012
Positioning to benefit from lower volatility

Here's how our signals in the Quantitative Hedging Model changed during the month.

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Manager Commentary Amin Khakiani on 14 Feb 2012
Playing direct volatility

We'll use a more conventional long/short equity approach in our other portfolio.

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Manager Commentary Amin Khakiani on 12 Jan 2012
Staying long the Nasdaq, looking for institutional participation - Focal Point Management (QQQ, IWM, SPY)

Manager: Focal Point Management Models: Quantitative Broad Index, Quantitative Hedging April saw a continuing rally in the broad financial markets along with a continued decline in volatility. Our portfolios stayed on the long side; a low volatility environment makes tactical counter-move positioning difficult, and our portfolios will be bullishly positioned until the volatility environment changes. ... read more

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Manager Commentary Frank on 20 May 2011
Low volatility presents challenges for tactical positioning - Focal Point (QQQ, IWM, SPY)

Author: Amin Khakiani, Focal Point Management Models: Quantitative Hedging and Quantitative Broad Index Focal Point Management is a California-based SEC registered investment advisor was founded by Amin Khakiani. Amin has a background in engineering and mathematics and 11 years of corporate finance and strategic planning experience. Its Quantitative Hedging model is a concentrated quantitative model which takes ... read more

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Manager Commentary Frank on 20 Apr 2011
A quantitative approach to the markets - Focal Point Management (QQQQ, SH)

Focal Point Management is a California-based investment advisor founded by Amin Khakiani. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Khakiani brings a quantitative background in engineering and mathematics, as well as eleven years' experience in corporate finance to the management of two of Covestor's quantitative models, Quantitative Broad Index and Quantitative Hedging. The Quantitative Broad Index takes an ... read more

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Manager Spotlight Frank on 25 Mar 2011
Seeing opportunity in these oil and gas companies - D5 Advisors (EOG, COG, PXP)

D5 Advisors' team has seen a thing or two over the past 25 years of investing. Though the Connecticut-based firm was launched in 2007, its roots began in 1995 when it was known as Trident Advisors, focusing on relative value strategies. D5 Advisors is the latest iteration of the managers' strategy, now focusing on the ... read more

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Manager Spotlight Frank on 25 Mar 2011