Specialist Products

Medical specialists have training and expertise that general practitioners do not.  Similarly, specialized investment managers usually have advantages over generalists.  Focused managers understand their markets better than generalists.  Specialists tend to have better sources of information, better understanding of the dynamics within an area of expertise, and better knowledge of how to hedge against unwanted risks.

Effective Monitoring
What’s more, specialists can be monitored and evaluated more effectively than generalists can.  Specialists lend themselves to tailored benchmarking so investors can usually evaluate whether a portfolio conforms to a narrow mandate.  Generalists, in contrast, are hard to pin down and offer few markers to allow investors to appraise their evolution. 

Portfolios composed of specialists can also accommodate broad investment mandates.  By combining specialists, Guidance Capital is able to create diversified portfolios that tap the best investment thinking available in a wide range of strategies.

Flexible Product Structure
A focus on specialization and Guidance Capital's modular structures allow investors to tailor a hedge fund portfolio to specific portfolio needs. Each of the modules in the chart below is a Guidance-managed multi-manager fund that is available for standalone investment.

Equity Long-Short Strategies		Arbitrage Strategies
	Value Equity Long-Short		Convertible Arbitrage
	Growth Equity Long-Short		Merger Arbitrage
	GARP Equity Long-Short		Fixed Income Arbitrage
	Specialist Equity Long-Short		Equity Market Neutral
			Niche Arbitrage Strategies
Aggressive Strategies			Multi-Strategy
	Managed Futures