Jack, C: Generation Alt

Foreword x Chapter One: What Goes Up... 1 Chapter Two: The Modern Portfolio Problem 9 The Long and Winding Road: Preparing for the Ride 11 Employers Stall Out: Finding a New Map to Your Financial Future 14 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Two 18 Chapter Three: A Volatile Reality 19 Motion Sickness: Markets Are Increasingly Cyclical 20 Investor Shock: When Fear Leads to Missed Opportunities 25 New Prescription: Rethink Buy-and-Hold 27 Is It Time to See a Specialist? The Role of Proper Diversification. 28 Radical Idea: Do Something Different 29 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Three 29 Chapter Four: It's a Smaller World After All 31 Booster Shot: Globalization Begins 33 Immune System Breakdown: Volatility Reaches Fever Pitch 35 Modern Medicine: Combating Home Country Bias 36 Second Opinion: The Best Advisors Seek the Counsel of Their Peers 38 Fatal Mistake: Do Nothing 40 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Four 40 Chapter Five: Disappearing Diversification 43 Sugary Sweet: Learning Self-Control 45 Similar Taste: The Rise of Correlation 46 Proper Diversification: A Well-Balanced Diet 51 Thirst for Diversification: Develop an All-Weather Strategy 51 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Five 53 Chapter Six: Exploring the Alternative Universe 55 Flight Plan: Collaborate to Win 56 Down to Earth: What It Means for the Average Investor 60 Alternative Investments: No Longer So Alien 62 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Six 65 Chapter Seven: Play the Percentages 67 Risk Mitigation: Eye on the Ball 68 Loss Aversion: Play It Safe 69 Hall of Fame: Unparalleled Returns 71 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Seven 75 Chapter Eight: Beta Blockers 77 The Prescription: Bringing Balance 78 Better Beta: Reduce Stress 81 Clinical Trial: Safe for Public Use? 83 Risk Parity 86 From the Alt Vault: Valuable Takeaways from Chapter Eight 87 Chapter Nine: Think Outside the Style Box 89 Boxing

Clifford Jack, Head of Retail, Jackson National Life Insurance Company. With nearly three decades of experience in the financial field, Clifford Jack, author of Generation Alt: The New Movement in Alternative Investing, currently serves as the head of retail for Jackson. He also takes charge of the company's corporate growth initiatives. One that he feels especially passionate about is alternatives. With the blurring of lines between international and domestic markets and world-wide political, social, and economic uncertainty, Jack feels strongly that investors need a strategic approach to investing amid a turbulent global economy. "Empowering investors and their advisors with knowledge about alternatives is the purpose of this book," says Jack. "I want my readers to understand the risks involved, but also show them the compelling reasons they should consider tapping into the powerful potential of alternatives." Jack graduated from San Francisco State University. He resides in Colorado with his family. Jackson National Life Distributors LLC