How to Get Your Clients Over the Alternatives Hurdle

At the Basis Northwest conference, Paisley Nardini, Managing Director & Head of Multi-Asset Soltuions at Simplify Asset Management, spoke candidly with ETF.com's Dave Nadig about the growing urgency of true portfolio diversification in today's volatile market environment. With advisors navigating sticky inflation, slowing growth, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, Nardini argued that the traditional 60/40 stock-and-bond portfolio is no longer sufficient. The painful lesson of 2022, when both stocks and bonds declined simultaneously, was reinforced again in the first quarter of 2026, when managed futures, long/short strategies, and commodities like gold and silver held up while equities and fixed income faltered.

In today's markets, there's a real need to move beyond the familiar and explore true alternative sources of return that are dislocated from economic growth risk, such as commodities, infrastructure, and trend-following strategies. However, Nardini is the first to acknowledge that there's a practical challenge of getting advisors and their clients comfortable with alternatives. Strategies involving long/short positioning, futures contracts, and embedded leverage carry an

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/clients-over-alternatives-hurdle-190542325.html)