MEET THE MANAGER
Posted on November 12, 2020
FFA’S CEO TY COCKLE INTERVIEWS SEAN FENTON
FFA’s CEO Ty Cockle recently sat down with Sean Fenton the Managing Director at Sage Capital to discuss the investment philosophy behind Sage Capital, as well as the Absolute Return Fund and managing risk in testing times.
See below our featured snippets.
LONG/SHORT STRATEGIES
A RIGOROUS INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK
MANAGING RISK IN TESTING TIMES
INVESTMENT PROCESS AND RESULTS
ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AND VOLATILITY
THE SWEET SPOT
PORTFOLIO REVIEW AND MARKET OUTLOOK – SEP 2020
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES – SEP 2020
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