Please join us for our BBQ on the Patio at Sam's of Gedney Way

Please join us for our October program on "Hedge Inflation and Diversify with Commodities" presented by Dan Cole, Global Head of Business Development & Investor Relations, Quantix Commodities. Don't miss what is likely to be our last BBQ of the fall season on the patio at Sam's of Gedney Way! This session has been accepted by CFP Board for 1 CFP CEU. Click here for speaker bio.

Inflation has remained persistent. The year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) recently reached a new 40-year high of 9.1% and has been greater than 5% for thirteen straight months. While there are multiple ways to hedge inflation, we believe that commodities serve as the most effective asset class for investors seeking to guard their portfolios against inflation.

Commodities are a broad, but distinguishable asset class with returns that are largely independent of stock and bond returns. They include precious metals such as gold and silver, industrial metals like copper, zinc, and aluminum, oil and natural gas, livestock, and food-based commodities like grains, coffee and sugar.

Commodities have performed relatively well as of late with supply/demand dynamics driving prices higher. Alternatively, stocks and bonds have faltered due in part to anticipated rate hikes and inflationary pressures. Commodities have proven to be effective long-term portfolio diversifiers. Over the past 20 years, they have displayed low levels of correlation against domestic and international equities with a negative correlation to bonds. Adding commodity exposure can help diversify an existing portfolio of stocks and bonds, and potentially lower the risk of a portfolio, while also potentially boosting returns -- particularly, during periods of rising inflation.

Learning Objective(s):

The Multiple Drivers of Inflation • Inflation Hedging Options | The Pros & Cons of Key Inflation-Sensitive Asset Classes • Commodity Futures as an Inflation Hedge and More • The Quantix Inflation Index: A Focused Inflation Hedge

Registration Fees:

FPA Chapter Members: N/C

Non-Members: $50 Advance/$60 at Door (cash or check only)

Advance Registration Required - Registration Deadline: Friday, October 14th.

See important note below regarding the registration process and our COVID-19 Event Protocols & Policy.

MANY THANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS!

Harbor Capital

Stephen J. Evangelista, CFA | VP, Regional Investment Consultant

Cell: 332-257-6069 / stephen.evangelista@harborcapital.com

AFC Mortgage Group

Gaetano Ciambriello, Vice President

D: 203-590-5620 / gaetanogroup@afcmortgagegroup.net

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