CONFIDENTIAL | PROPERTY OF NEXT INV LLC | PATENT # 7813987 FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC. 4 Currency The Ultimate Asset Class? Fundamental investment tenants are premised on the practice of creating well- diversified portfolios in order to enhance returns and mitigate volatility. Significant analysis is performed in order to determine the appropriate weightings within the various classes of equities, fixed income, and alternative assets to achieve a proper level of diversification and appropriate risk/reward parameters. For most investors, however, very little consideration is given to the cash element of a portfolio. Since most people only view the cash component of a portfolio as the “ultimate safe haven,” the scope of those holdings rarely ventures beyond U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar denominated fixed income instruments. Currency is subject a number of risks that could cause a decline in the price of a foreign currency including national debt levels and trade deficits, domestic and foreign inflation rates, domestic and foreign interest rates, investment and trading activities of institutions and global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations. |