How to Invest in Return Stacking

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Corey Hofstein: Return stacking is this idea that actually goes back to the 1980s. He says it's not something that ever really came down to the retail financial advisor or individual retail level. His firm, Newfound Research, has a huge focus on diversification and return stacking could be an example of how they can do just that.

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Corey Hoffstein, and together they discuss the concept of return stacking, its mechanics, leverage determination, fund selection, and a whole lot more!

Corey Hoffstein is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Newfound Research, which is a quantitative investment and research firm managing strategies that implement Return Stacking concepts.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

06:08 - The different types of funds that are available to investors to implement return stacking.

06:19 - What return stacking is and how this strategy works?

10:36 - The different ways this strategy can be implemented and the portfolio solutions it provides.

22:31 - How to decide how much leverage to take, and how much return stacking strategies should make up of the total portfolio allocation?

40:03 - The factors that contributed to the poor performance of certain return stacking ETFs since 2021.

42:55 - The common mistakes investors make when implementing this strategy.

46:01- What factors impact the effectiveness of this strategy?

52:49 - How to mitigate risk when this strategy breaks down?

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