Welcome to the start of a new year and another exciting season of The Derivative Podcast. We're beginning with a bang, featuring DBi’s hedge fund guru, Andrew Beer. Picture the ideal blend of Wall Street expertise and accessible insights - that's what we're delivering in this episode! We’re talking with Andrew about replicating strategies in this episode and if it works. Andrew is sharing his journey, from establishing a commodity firm to making groundbreaking strides in the hedge fund world, where he adds flavor with personal anecdotes from his financial adventures, diving into private equity and managed futures investing - providing beta for those managed futures, replicating hedge fund performance with the help of ETFs, using managed futures as a diversification strategy, unveiling his creative methods to revolutionize investing. We come at all angles in this one, questioning the risks and limitations of replication, utilizing different markets to expanding portfolios, and even getting into the “whipsaw” effect many trend followers saw last year with its unpredictable events. This episode is a feast for finance enthusiasts and newcomers - filled with knowledge, humor, and a whole lot of excitement. Don't just listen; Turn up the volume and brace yourself for an episode that's as fun as it is informative — SEND IT! Chapters:  00:00-03:17= Intro 03:18-9:55= Commodities to Private Equity 9:56-24:54= You’re not a Quant, replicating models and finding your vision 24:55-49:05= Where’s the line? MF against everyone else, asset allocation limitations and modeling flows 49:06-01:08:51= Top down, bottom up: The structure, the drivers and year of the whipsaw 01:08:52-01:19:14= 10 markets expanding your portfolio 01:19:15-01:27:27= Limits of replication & the dangers of private equity   From the episode: Replicating Babies, Trend following, hedge funds, and Warren Buffet with Corey Hoffstein https://dbi.co/news-research/ Follow along with Andrew on Twitter @andrewdbeer1, LinkedIn and visit DBi's website at dbi.co/ for more information. Don't forget to subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Derivative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, follow us on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rcmAlts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and our host Jeff at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AttainCap2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign-up for our blog digest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RCM Alternatives, their affiliates, or companies featured. Due to industry regulations, participants on this podcast are instructed not to make specific trade recommendations, nor reference past or potential profits. And listeners are reminded that managed futures, commodity trading, and other a