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Advisors Option 40: Dealing with Black Swan Events

Feb 26, 2016

The Buzz: Today we have special guest Chris Hausman, Senior Trader & Chief Market Technician at Swan Global Investments. Chris is the author of "Do Market Anomalies Occur More Frequently Now?"

They discuss:

  • Normal distributions and when models blow up
  • Five- and 10-sigma events
  • What do financial advisors need to look for?
  • How to be prepared
  • Plus, options within IRAs
  • Annuities
  • More data from CBOE regarding Russell 2000 Index related products

Office Hours: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Patrick D. - What is your opinion of volatility ETFs such as VXX? Does it make sense to include them in diversified client portfolio?Perhaps 3%-5%?