Create an active long/short portfolio through the strategic allocation of $850MM USD across the following asset classes: Equities Fixed Income FX Cash Commodities How do I start off? what do u think my strategy should be, and how much should i allocate into thanks!

Unless you want to get hooked on paying retainer fees for consultants early on, I would suggest you spend the time to learn how to do the assignment and risk failure over asking for other people to do it for you. For the sake of learning, though, here's how I would approach the problem: 1- Start with a brief macro analysis. It doesn't need to be fancy, but should be clear.

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Create an active long/short portfolio through the strategic allocation of $850MM USD across the following asset classes:

Equities
Fixed Income
FX
Cash
Commodities

How do I start off? what do u think my strategy should be, and how much should i allocate into

thanks!

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