Business Insider – The proliferation of exchange-traded products has opened up previously difficult-to-reach corners of the investing landscape, allowing for retail investors with online brokerage accounts to access virtually any asset class in an easy, cost-efficient manner.
While passive, index-based ETFs have found their way into countless portfolios, many are turning to more innovative funds in search of uncorrelated returns. Hedge fund strategies, which were previously reserved for the wealthy and most sophisticated investors, are now easily accessible through the ETF wrapper.
