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Black swan investing using ETFs – The Globe and Mail

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Last week, Horizons Exchange Traded Funds launched two Exchange Traded Funds based on Black Swan basics. Mr. Taleb serves as a distinguished scientific advisor for Universa, the managers of the two funds. The funds are designed to protect investors against Black Swan events that will impact the S&P 500 Index and the TSX 60 Index. […]

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Horizons Universa US Black Swan ETF (HUS.U)

Friday, June 1, 2012

If there’s an investment-savvy reader out there who cares to have a look at and comment on this ETF for us that would be great. Doesn’t an “actively managed basket of put and call options” imply a steady drain on the fund unless and until there is a ‘Black Swan’ event? The protection strategy Universa’s […]

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