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Billionaire Investor Cliff Asness on Managing Market Risk and 'Buffer' ETFs

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Why Buffer ETFs and Option Insurance Often Fail

Asness explains how buffer and hedged equity ETFs are structured (puts, calls), why insurance costs reduce returns, and why simply reducing stock exposure often beats complex hedging products.

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