This episode breaks down how alternative assets—commodities, private markets, real assets, and digital instruments—fit into a modern macro framework. You’ll learn how these non‑traditional exposures behave across macro cycles, hedge regime shifts, and strengthen portfolio resilience when traditional stock‑bond mixes fall short.

📌 Key Talking Points

1. Why Alternative Assets Matter in Today’s Macro Environment

• Structural macro shifts pushing investors beyond traditional markets
• Declining diversification benefits of the 60/40 portfolio
• Rising importance of inflation‑sensitive and real‑return assets

2. Commodities as Macro Tools

• How commodities respond to inflation, supply shocks, and geopolitical risk
• The role of energy, metals, ...