In this special episode of The RARE Advisor, we’re joined by Tom Haines from Annexus, who was instrumental in the development of our latest research partner strategy.
We don’t want to steal Tom's thunder, but he has an impressive track record working with a variety of financial institutions with a specialty in smart beta index development. This new PRISM strategy represents the first ever index developed by S&P as the engine driving an SMA strategy.
This interview is just going to scratch the surface, so to learn more you can reach out to us directly here at USA Financial or check out the additional resources below:
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The S&P PRISM® ETF Tracker Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”) and has been licensed for use by USA Financial Formulas Corporation. S&P®, S&P 500®, S&P PRISM®, US 500, The 500, GSCI®, S&P 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures, iBoxx®, iTraxx® and CDX® are trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); The USAF S&P PRISM® Model is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P PRISM® ETF Tracker Index.
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