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“The majority of municipal bond mutual funds don’t show exposure to Puerto Rico debt,” Sean Ryan, a senior MPI research analyst, said in an interview. “It isn’t really a systemic issue, which is one thing that investors should always be worried about. In this case, only a few are exposed versus the entire category.” Follow the article on CNBC to discover more.

With a bylined article in international wealth management publication Family Wealth Report, MPI President Jeff Schwartz explains how utilization of quantitative analysis for the fast growing, hedge fund-like liquid alternatives segment can strengthen the advisor’s fiduciary duty, and how doing so will only become more important to clients and regulators alike.

Recognizing that there is little agreement amongst investors on how to classify, analyze, benchmark and place the growing universe of smart beta products and strategies into a portfolio setting and risk management framework, MPI provides readers of Russ Alan Prince’s “Serious Money” column five recommendations for those interested in the innovative segment. Explore more on Smart Beta on Forbes.

WSJ Wealth Adviser’s Daily Briefing for the wealth management community compiled by Michael Wursthorn features MPI’s research on the nontraditional bond fund category via the below InvestmentNews’ story quoting MPI President Jeff Schwartz. The full research report, “Examining Recent Winners and Losers in the Nontraditional Bond Fund Category”, can be found on the MPI Research site.

InvestmentNews‘ asset management reporter Trevor Hunnicutt utilizes MPI’s research on nontraditional bond funds from Senior Analyst Sean Ryan and commentary from President Jeff Schwartz for an extensively reported article on “go-anywhere” bond funds. Hunnicutt writes “MPI argues that quantitative factor analyses of funds can say more about returns that simply looking at periodically produced lists of the securities that the funds hold.” Schwartz cautions “We don’t think a lot of people invested in these products know how to benchmark them.”

In a Financial Times Smart Money column on the increasing sophistication and complexity in bond mutual funds, U.S. Investment Correspondent Stephen Foley refers to MPI Senior Analyst Sean Ryan’s research on unconstrained bond funds.

Barron’s Income Investing blogger and Current Yield columnist Amey Stone covers MPI Senior Analyst Sean Ryan’s research on nontraditional bond funds. Stone writes “investors who dig into the report will find a lot more detail on what the best and worst performing nontraditional bond funds were up to in the past two years.”

Liquid alts specialist digital outlet DailyAlts, includes MPI’s research on nontraditional bond funds in their mid-week reading roundup. Haskin writes “(MPI) take a deep dive into the drivers of return for the top and bottom funds in the category – this article is well worth your time to read.”

Premier financial blog and news aggregator Abnormal Returns includes Senior Analyst Sean Ryan’s “Down Commodities Benefits CTA Funds”. The piece analyzes the relationship between commodities markets and CTA funds and the reasons for the category’s recent leading performance amongst the hedge fund universe.

Author, private wealth consultant, co-founder of Private Wealth magazine and Forbes “Serious Money” columnist Russ Alan Prince speaks with MPI’s Bill McBride about the benefits, opportunities and evolution in liquid alternatives.