Liquid Alts Can Help a Traditional Portfolio Adapt to Changing Conditions April 22, 2021 Investors can look to exchange traded fund solutions to adapt to an environment characterized by volatile equity markets and low but rising interest rates. In the recent webcast, Optimizing the 60/40 Portfolio Through Varying Market Conditions with Liquid Alts, Salvatore Bruno, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, IndexIQ; Kelly Ye, Director of Research, IndexIQ; and Dan Petersen, Director, Product Management, IndexIQ, outlined the current market situation and offered a look into liquid alternatives as a way to better manage market risks. Specifically, we are currently in a record-setting bull market that has lifted valuations to record high levels, which could expose investors to painful pullbacks. Meanwhile, interest may have finally bottomed out, with 10-year Treasury note yields touching a low of 0.53% back in 2020.