To Regular Angels:

In anticipation of our meetup tomorrow night, I wanted to circle back to our members and provide an update on what an SIF or "Structured Investment Fund" is all about and why it might be a unique investment vehicle for pro-active investors to consider:, (This is a generic listing from Investopedia with some updates from CK Futures):

Definition of Structured Funds:
A fund that combines both equity and fixed-income products to provide investors with a degree of both capital protection and capital appreciation. These funds use fixed-income securities to give the fund capital protection through principal repayment along with the added gain of interest payments. The fund uses options, futures and other derivatives, which are often based on market indexes, to provide exposure to capital appreciation.

Key characteristics and benefits of a SIF:

• Structure in existence since 1991 with major changes made in 2007
• Suitable for all investment strategies, assets and can combine traditional and alternative products
• Physical assets provide the financial base to the structure and light leverage requirements allow for low risk investment opportunities
• Single fund or umbrella structure
• Tax neutrality possible
• Historically utilized in Real Estate and Mining industries for capital raises and operating capital needs

The SIF can invest in a broad range of assets, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate, art, derivatives, etc. The SIF law does  not specify any detailed investment restrictions or leverage rules.  It simply states that a SIF should comply with the principle of risk diversification.

Great Opportunity to Increase your "Investment IQ":

I think you will find this presentation by the team at CK Futures to not only be of a major educational value from an investor standpoint,  it just might be a timely investment strategy for diversification considering the changing market landscapes we are experiencing right now.

So come and learn more about some of the globally-oriented investing tips and techniques of professional investors who are using this specialized "vehicle" to take advantage of both local domestic US opportunities that are leveraged by international assets and financial management pros.

Again this will be another one of our "intimate members" meetup where we are limiting the group size to between 20-30 members.

So I look forward to seeing you there !

Regards,

Mike Schmidt, Chair

Regular Angels: Micro-Funding Group

I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing:
http://www.meetup.com/regularangels/events/208846672/

When: Thursday, October 16,[masked]:00 PM

Where: Innovation Pavilion
9200 East Mineral Ave, Centennial, CO 80112
Englewood, CO 80112

RSVP limit: 30 "Yes" RSVPs

If the changes affect your plans to attend, please take a moment to update your RSVP. (You can RSVP "No" or "Yes".)

You can always get in touch with me through my group profile on Meetup.

A fund that combines both equity and fixed-income products to provide investors with a degree of both capital protection and capital appreciation. These funds use fixed-income securities to give the fund capital protection through principal repayment along with the added gain of interest payments. The fund uses options, futures and other derivatives, which are often based on market indexes, to provide exposure to capital appreciation.