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For decades, many retail investors allocated their portfolios among standard choices like stocks, bonds and mutual funds that have exposure to those traditional asset classes. Currently, many traditional rules of thumb, including the 60%/40% stock-to-bond portfolio, are becoming somewhat obsolete.

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Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GSBC#NASDAQ">GSBC</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 by 1.6 percent. This is a 14.41 percent increase over earnings of $1.11 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $49.534 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $47.955 million by 3.29 percent. This is a 9.72 percent increase over sales of $45.147 million the same period last year.

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Great Southern Bancorp Q4 2024 GAAP EPS $1.27 Beats $1.25 Estimate, Sales $49.534M Beat $47.955M Estimate

Since last quarter and through today, the Company has executed 650,000 square feet of leasing activity throughout its portfolio, underscoring the strength of Brandywine's core portfolio while demonstrating continued progress executing leases within its development pipeline. The fourth quarter leasing activity was the highest in 2024 and 18% higher than the fourth quarter of 2023. The weighted average lease term for the quarter was 9.4 years with total leasing activity for 2024 at 2.2 million square feet.

Reported Earlier, Brandywine Realty Trust Reports Strong Leasing Momentum With 650,000 Square Feet Leased In Q4 2024

SPHR

Reported Earlier, MSG Networks Seeks Neutral Arbitration To Restore Knicks, Rangers, Devils, And Islanders Coverage For Optimum Subscribers

HSDT

Reported Earlier, Helius Medical Technologies Executes Warrant Exercise Agreements For $3.7M Gross Proceeds, Introduces New Warrants

In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, representing 15% of the Shares sold in the Offering, less underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments. The Offering is expected to close on or about January 23, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Company's common stock is expected to begin trading on the NYSE American on January 22, 2025, under the symbol "TOPP."&nbsp;

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Reported Earlier, Toppoint Prices $10M Initial Public Offering Of 2.5M Common Shares At $4/Share

Production
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<li>Woodside's full-year 2025 production guidance is 186 – 196 MMboe (510 – 537 Mboe/day). This excludes volumes from Beaumont New Ammonia.</li>
<li>The approximate split by product type is:</li>
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Woodside Provides 2025 Guidance: Sees 186–196 MMboe Production And $4.5B–5B Capex Allocation

Operations
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<li>Outstanding production from Sangomar with 75 Mboe/day produced in the quarter, driving record full-year production of 194 MMboe (530 Mboe/day), at the top end of the 2024 full-year production guidance range.</li>
<li>Quarterly production of 51.4 MMboe. (559 Mboe/day), down 3% from Q3 2024 due to lower seasonal demand at Bass Strait and an unplanned shutdown at Pluto, partly offset by increased production at Sangomar.</li>
<li>Quarterly revenue of $3,470 million, down 6% from Q3 2024 primarily due to lower seasonal demand at Bass Strait, partly offset by higher third-party LNG trades.</li>
<li>Sold 33.6% of produced LNG at prices linked to gas hub indices in the quarter (12.8% of total equity production), realising a 31% premium compared to oil-linked pricing.</li>
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<li>The Scarborough Energy project was 78% complete at the end of the quarter, with the final Pluto Train 2 modules arriving at the Pluto LNG site in December. The project remains on target for first LNG cargo in 2026.</li>
<li>The Trion project was 20% complete at the end of the quarter, with construction of the floating production unit commencing in November. First oil is targeted for 2028.</li>
<li>Continued construction of the Beaumont New Ammonia project with Phase 1 of the project on track for start up in the second half of 2025.</li>
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Reported Earlier, Woodside Energy Q4 Revenue $3.47B Up From $3.355B YoY

Evotec SE ((Frankfurt Stock Exchange:EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, TRQX:EVTd, NASDAQ:EVO) announced that, together with Yonsei University and the Korean biotech company Zymedi, it will receive a US$ 4.5m grant from the Korea
Evotec SE ((Frankfurt Stock Exchange:EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, TRQX:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EVTd#TRQX">EVTd</a>, NASDAQ:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EVO#NASDAQ">EVO</a>) announced that, together with Yonsei University and the Korean biotech company Zymedi, it will receive a US$ 4.5m grant from the Korea Institute of Advanced Technology (KIAT). The KIAT grant will fund the development of first-in-class biologic therapies to treat lung diseases, including asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The project will focus on the preclinical development of novel anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic antibodies directed against tRNA synthetases, an emerging therapeutic target class to treat diseases with a high unmet medical need.

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Evotec Partners with Yonsei University and Zymedi to Develop Lung Disease Therapies with $4.5M Grant

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Wednesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
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<li>Wall Street expects Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABT#NYSE">ABT</a>) to report quarterly earnings at $1.34 per share on revenue of $11.01 billion before the opening bell, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>. Abbott shares went up 0.08% to $116.88 in after-hours trading.</li>
<li>Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results. Netflix reported it added 18.91 million paid subscribers in the fiscal quarter, up 15.9% year-over-year. The company said it sees full-year revenue of $43.5 billion to $44.5 billion, up $0.5 billion from the company&#8217;s previous range. Netflix shares jumped 14.4% to $994.80 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts are expecting Procter &amp; Gamble Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>) to post quarterly earnings at $1.86 per share on revenue of $21.54 billion. The company will release earnings before the markets open. Procter &amp; Gamble shares gained 1% to $163.38 in after-hours trading.</li>
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<li>Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results. The company reported quarterly earnings of $2.03 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.84 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.39 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Interactive Brokers shares gained 3.5% to $199.59 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts expect Johnson &amp; Johnson (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JNJ#NYSE">JNJ</a>) to post quarterly earnings at $2.01 per share on revenue of $22.44 billion before the opening bell. Johnson &amp; Johnson shares gained 0.6% to $149.00 in after-hours trading.</li>
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The alliance combines the deep technical expertise of McKinsey's AI practice, QuantumBlack, and its track record of deploying and scaling AI solutions across industries with C3 AI's cutting-edge Enterprise AI software applications to help clients unlock the power of Enterprise AI and agentic AI to realize significant operational improvements and unlock new growth opportunities.

C3 AI And McKinsey Announce Alliance To Drive Rapid And Scalable AI Solutions For Global Enterprises

Announces intent to spin out and form a growth-oriented joint venture for LanzaX, the Company's&nbsp;differentiated synthetic biology platform, with Tharsis Capital joining as new LanzaX strategic partner to accelerate financing for the synbio development pipeline
Appoints new Interim Chief Financial Officer of LanzaTech to streamline biorefining platform growth priorities and heighten focus on cost reductions

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Reported Earlier, LanzaTech To Spin Out LanzaX Synbio Division In Joint Venture With Tharsis Capital; Appoints Justin Pugh As Interim CFO

A Google parent-owned startup is poised to begin clinical trials of its first artificial intelligence-designed drug by year-end, marking a significant milestone in pharmaceutical development as major tech companies increasingly invest in AI-powered healthcare solutions.
What Happened: Isomorphic Labs, an Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) subsidiary, is targeting major disease areas including oncology, cardiovascular conditions, and neurodegeneration, founder Demis Hassabis <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/41b51d07-0754-4ffd-a8f9-737e1b1f0c2e">told</a> Financial Times, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 
The company has already secured partnerships with Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LLY#NYSE">LLY</a>) and Novartis AG (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVS#NYSE">NVS</a>) for six drug development programs.
&#8220;It usually takes an average of five to 10 years to discover one drug. And maybe we could accelerate that 10 times, which would be an incredible revolution in human health,&#8221; said Hassabis, who recently received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Why It Matters: The announcement comes as Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) unveiled plans for an AI-driven cancer vaccine system capable of delivering personalized treatments within 48 hours. The initiative is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/01/43118941/oracles-larry-ellison-says-cancer-vaccine-tailored-in-48-hours-could-soon-be-a-reality-as-trump-announces-500-billion-ai-investment">part of a $500 billion AI infrastructure project</a> called Stargate, developed in partnership with OpenAI and SoftBank Group.
Investment in AI-powered drug discovery has gained momentum, with ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood projecting a $400 billion market opportunity in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/24/11/42206182/cathie-wood-sees-400b-opportunity-in-biologics-how-have-her-bets-fared">biologics over the next five years</a>. The sector has attracted significant attention from investors, though companies like Crispr Therapeutics AG and Intellia Therapeutics Inc. have shown considerable market volatility.
Isomorphic Labs, spun out from Google DeepMind in 2021, represents a growing trend of tech giants leveraging AI to streamline the traditionally lengthy and expensive drug development process. 
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Google Parent-Owned Startup To Launch AI-Designed Drug Trials By Year-End, Partnering With Eli Lilly And Novartis To Tackle Major Diseases

Elon Musk&#8217;s rocket manufacturing company <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/space/25/01/42755343/spacex-hits-new-milestone-in-2024-with-134-launches">SpaceX</a> on Tuesday launched its Falcon 9 rocket with 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California and subsequently landed a Falcon 9 rocket booster for the 400th time.
What Happened: Following separation from the rocket&#8217;s second stage, the booster that supported the Starlink mission landed back on Earth, enabling the company to reuse it for another mission.
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The booster that supported the mission on Tuesday previously launched Oneweb 4, USSF-62, and other Starlink missions. The maximum number of missions to be flown by one Falcon 9 booster to date is 25.
Why It Matters: SpaceX is attempting to make its rockets reusable to bring down the cost of spaceflight as the cost of the first stage constitutes the majority of the cost of a new rocket. 
In July 2023, Musk warned that rocket manufacturers will&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/07/33383081/elon-musk-tells-rocket-makers-go-all-in-on-reusability-or-be-utterly-uncompetitive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">need to go all-in on reusability</a>&nbsp;or risk being uncompetitive.
&#8220;Rockets are no different from other transport technologies, just harder to make reusable. No one would buy a single-use airplane, car, or even bicycle! You&#8217;d need to tow another car just for the return trip,&#8221; Musk said.
While the Falcon 9 is only partially reusable, SpaceX is attempting to make its Starship launch vehicle wholly reusable, landing back not just the booster but also the spacecraft. However, the Starship is currently only in the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43052113/bezos-musk-extend-cordial-support-despite-building-rivalry-between-their-rocket-companies">testing and development phase. </a>
Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/mobility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">following this link.</a>
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Delivers 27 Starlink Satellites To Orbit, Marks 400th Booster Landing

Johnson &amp; Johnson (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JNJ#NYSE">JNJ</a>) will release earnings results for its fourth quarter, before the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/JNJ/earnings">opening bell on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.</a>
Analysts expect the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company to report quarterly earnings at $2.02 per share, down from $2.29 per share in the year-ago period. Johnson &amp; Johnson projects to report revenue of $22.45 billion for the recent quarter, compared to $21.39 billion a year earlier, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Johnson &amp; Johnson has secured FDA approval for expanded use of its Spravato nasal spray, now cleared as a standalone treatment for adults with major depressive disorder who failed at least two oral antidepressants. Previously, it was only approved with oral antidepressants for treatment-resistant depression.
Johnson &amp; Johnson shares gained 0.8% to close at $148.15 on Tuesday.
Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.
Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/jnj/analyst-ratings">analysts have rated the company</a> in the recent period.
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<li>B of A Securities analyst Tim Anderson maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $166 to $160 on Jan. 17, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Joanne Wuensch maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $185 to $175 on Dec. 11, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.</li>
<li>Guggenheim analyst Vamil Diwan maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $156 to $162 on Nov. 6, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo analyst Larry Biegelsen maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $163 to $166 on Oct. 16, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.</li>
<li>Morgan Stanley analyst Terence Flynn maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $169 to $175 on Oct. 16, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.</li>
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Considering buying JNJ stock? Here&#8217;s what analysts think: 
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"Since our initial investment in 2021, we have observed the acceleration of Form Technologies' commercial success through its differentiated solutions-based offering and engineering excellence," said Aaron Rosen, Partner and Co-Head of Opportunistic Credit at Ares Management. "We believe that under David's leadership, Form Technologies is well-positioned to address the growing needs of its diversified customer base across key regions and sectors. We look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead as we support the team's goals for driving revenue growth and value creation."

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Reported Earlier, Ares Management Becomes Majority Shareholder In Form Technologies With $304M Investment To Drive Long-Term Growth

New agentic and generative AI capabilities in Oracle Fusion Cloud Sales help enhance customer engagements and accelerate sales processes

Reported Earlier, Oracle Introduces Generative AI And Intelligent Agents To Revolutionize Sales Team Productivity And Customer Connections

MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) shareholders on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the company&#8217;s authorized Class A shares by 30 times to support future Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) acquisitions.
What happened: About 56% of votes were cast in favor of increasing the shares from the current 330 million to 10.33 billion, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/microstrategy-share-increase-approved-to-fund-bitcoin-purchases">reported</a>, citing the meeting's recording.&nbsp;
Investors also approved the proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of preferred stock from 5 million to 1.005 billion, reflecting a 201x increase. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-buy-preferred-stock#:~:text=Preferred%20stocks%20usually%20offer%20fixed%20dividends%20and%20rank%20higher%20than,health%20of%20the%20issuing%20company.">Preferred stocks</a> usually offer fixed dividends and rank higher than common stocks during asset liquidation.
Notably, the proposals were <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42665877/microstrategy-to-hold-special-shareholder-vote-to-support-the-42-billion-bitcoin-acquisition-strategy">put forward</a> by the firm&#8217;s co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor, who controls 47% of the voting power.
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Why It Matters: These proposals were intended to support MicroStarategy's ambitious <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/10/41646462/michael-saylor-says-bitcoin-remedy-to-fix-unhealthy-balance-sheets-as-microstrategy-unveil">21/21 plan</a>, a capital-raising operation that seeks to generate $21 billion in equity financing and $21 billion in fixed-income securities to fund Bitcoin purchases.
As of this writing, the firm has $5.42 billion remaining under its equity offerings plan.
MicroStrategy has front-run corporate Bitcoin adoption, with the company&#8217;s stockpile growing to 461,000 BTC, worth $48.67 billion, after a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/43104549/microstrategy-buys-11000-bitcoin-total-holdings-reach-461000-btc">fresh purchase</a> of 11,000 BTC on Tuesday. The firm was sitting on unrealized Bitcoin gains of nearly 66%, <a href="https://bitcointreasuries.net/">according </a>to BitcoinTresuries.net.
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $105,605.91, up 4.04% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
Shares of MicroStrategy closed 1.87% lower at $389.10 during Tuesday's regular trading session.
The stock has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSTR/analyst-ratings">consensus price target</a> of $449.5 based on 12 analyst ratings, with an average price target of $546.67 from Bernstein, TD Cowen, and Barclays.
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Sarclisa approved in the EU as the first anti-CD38 therapy in combination with standard-of-care VRd to treat transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
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<li>Approval is based on positive results from the IMROZ phase 3 study, demonstrating Sarclisa in combination with standard-of-care treatment significantly improved PFS, compared to the standard of care alone in TI NDMM</li>
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EU Approves Sarclisa In Combination With VRd As A Treatment For Transplant-Ineligible Adults With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

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For decades, many retail investors allocated their portfolios among standard choices like stocks, bonds and mutual funds that have exposure to those traditional asset classes. Currently, many traditional rules of thumb, including the 60%/40% stock-to-bond portfolio, are becoming somewhat obsolete.

Looking to diversify from traditional markets and beat inflation, investors, financial advisers and traditional brokerages are turning to alternative investments. These options can include derivatives like futures contracts on commodities; private equity; blockchain; environmental; social and governance (ESG); and international investments.&nbsp;

Because of these factors, liquid alternative funds are on track to break last year&rsquo;s record of $38.3 billion worth of net inflows.

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<h2>Alternative Investments Can Justify Higher Fees</h2>

Several decades ago, it wasn&rsquo;t uncommon for stock brokerages to charge 8% per trade. The internet, index funds and robo-advisers have shifted the model, with most leading brokerages offering commission-free trades on U.S. stocks and ETFs.&nbsp;

Many financial advisers charge asset under management fees (AUM), which can range from 0.20% to 2% to manage a client&rsquo;s portfolio.&nbsp;

Currently, many advisers have to deal with fee compression, since the average client account fee in 2021 was 0.69%. Some investors rely on their own research or on robo-advisers like Betterment for financial planning. Betterment charges a fraction of the AUM fees an adviser would charge, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/betterment-review">starting at 0.25%.</a>

Many alternative investments, including <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/private-equity-real-estate">private equity and real estate</a>, require more strategy and can carry higher risks. Unlike index funds, alternative investment ETFs may be actively managed.&nbsp;

One of the main reasons that brokerages are creating these funds is that they can justify charging higher management fees along with performance-based fees.

For example, the ProShares Global Listed Private Equity ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEX#BATS">PEX</a>) is a popular ETF that invests in private equity companies and carries a whopping 2.67% expense ratio.

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<h2>Brokerages Can Diversify Revenue Streams</h2>

U.S. stock mutual funds were very common in investors&rsquo; portfolios. Because of high fees, commissions and underperformance, many investors are choosing low-cost ETFs and index funds instead.&nbsp;

As a result, net inflows to U.S. long-term mutual funds have been negative for seven of the past eight years, per the Investment Company Institute. A good portion of these inflows is being allocated to lower-cost ETFs and index funds, which are less profitable for brokerages.

Offering alternative investment funds provides these companies with different, more profitable revenue streams. Unlike older mutual funds, alternative investment funds are seeing higher demand from both investors and advisers.

Per a 2022 CAIS Group survey, 34% of participating advisers thought that a traditional mix of stocks and bonds is no longer effective for investing.

<h2>Fidelity Launched Two Alternative Investment Funds</h2>

Fidelity has recently created the Fidelity Advisor Risk Parity Fund (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FAPZX#NASDAQ">FAPZX</a>) and Fidelity Advisor Macro Opportunities Fund (FAQFX).

<h3>Fidelity Advisor Risk Parity Fund (FAPZX)</h3>

This fund invests in U.S. stocks, bonds, international stocks and debt, exchange-traded products and mutual funds. It also has exposure to futures contracts on commodities.

The five classes of this fund &mdash; A, M, C, I and Z &mdash; have expense ratios that vary, ranging from 0.64% to 1.69%.

<h3>Fidelity Advisor Macro Opportunities Fund (FAQFX)</h3>

Like the Risk Parity Fund, the Macro Opportunities Fund has five classes &mdash; A, M, C, I and Z, with expense ratios differing per fund class. These range from 0.80% to 1.85%. It also seeks to provide investors diversification from the traditional 60%/40% stock-to-bond portfolio.

The Macro Opportunities Fund differs from the Risk Parity Fund because it incorporates more leverage and uses a mix of both long and short positions among asset classes. These strategies ensure that it&rsquo;s minimally correlated to traditional equity markets.

<h2>Other Asset Managers Are Following Fidelity&rsquo;s Lead</h2>

Aside from Fidelity, other top financial institutions including BlackRock and Invesco have been creating more alternative investment funds. Some of these focus on specific, popular niches like blockchain or ESG.&nbsp;

For example, BlackRock recently launched its iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBLC#NYSE">IBLC</a>). This ETF invests in U.S. and foreign companies that are involved in the development and innovation of blockchain, along with crypto-based technology.&nbsp;

Some of its largest holdings include Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>). Unlike other actively managed ETFs, it has a relatively low expense ratio of 0.47%.

Aside from blockchain, ESG is another growing niche. It&rsquo;s becoming even more popular because of an increased interest in environmental sustainability and social causes.&nbsp;

A third of Millennial and 19% of Gen Z investors prefer to invest in companies that favor positive social change, innovation and sustainability. Some household names like Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) qualify as ESG companies.&nbsp;

While companies need to meet many standards to be considered ESG, the main one is that the company isn&rsquo;t involved in business activities in the following industries &mdash; alcohol, cannabis, weapons, gambling, nuclear power, oil and gas and tobacco.

The Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQMG#NASDAQ">QQMG</a>) tracks the Nasdaq-100 ESG Index, and some of its holdings include Apple, Microsoft, DocuSign Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOCU#NASDAQ">DOCU</a>) and Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZM#NASDAQ">ZM</a>). Since it&rsquo;s an index fund, it has a relatively low expense ratio of 0.20%.&nbsp;

Besides this ETF, which was launched in late 2021, Invesco offers other ESG ETFs, including the ESG Nasdaq Next Gen 100 ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQJG#NASDAQ">QQJG</a>) and the ESG S&amp;P 500 Equal Weight ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RSPE#NYSE">RSPE</a>).

<h2>Traditional Brokerages Are Increasingly Creating Unique, Alternative Investments</h2>

The world and the markets are changing rapidly. Traditional investment strategies like the 60%/40% stock-to-bond portfolio are becoming more outdated, especially since this model is projected to have its worst quarter since 2008.

New industries including blockchain and ESG provide more innovation and investment opportunities, which explains why BlackRock has launched its iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF.

Other funds like the Fidelity Macro Opportunities Fund are being used to provide diversification from standard asset classes like U.S. stocks and bonds, which have realized significant losses this year.

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Find more current offerings and news on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/alternative-investments">Benzinga Alternative Investments</a>

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