Wealth & Finance International - Finance Awards 2017

www.wealthandfinance-news.com 24 Wealth & Finance International - 2017 Finance Awards Established in 2005, USCF operates on the leading edge of product innovation as an asset management firm offering ETPs, ETFs and mutual funds, as John is keen to highlight. “Here at USCF, we develop, operate, and market commodity and alternative funds. USCF is an innovator in the ETF space, offering products that help investors grow and protect their portfolios via diversification. We achieve this with our organization of specialists focused on non-traditional assets. USCF is constantly on the lookout for investment ideas, themes, and strategies that, in a public product, offer investors diversification that would otherwise be much more difficult to achieve. For example, our first ETF, the United States Oil Fund, allowed investors to trade oil without opening a futures account.” Looking to the future, USCF’s ongoing focus will be on providing its clients with the very highest standards of service to meet their needs, as John concludes. “Moving forward, we just launched two new ETFs that offer a ground-breaking way to seek Private Equity like returns using public equities as the building blocks. Private Equity is hard to access for the average investor – fees are high, you likely need to already have high net worth, and you may have to agree to lockup periods. On top of that, your money is not liquid. USCF is an investment management firm that operates 15 exchange traded funds (ETFs) and one mutual fund. We caught up with John Love, President and CEO to gain a fascinating insight into the firm and the solutions it offers. USCF Company: USCF Contact: Katie Rooney Email: [email protected] Address: 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1530, Oakland, California, 94612, USA Phone: 001 614 775 1246 “While our new ETFs are not actually private equity firms, they are based on research that shows private equity like returns can be obtained via careful selection of public equities, and unlike an actual private equity investment, ETFs are liquid, much cheaper, and anybody can purchase shares. There’s a saying that “diversification is the only free lunch.” Offering investors another way to diversify via these new ETFs is exactly what USCF’s mission is.” Best Asset Management Firm - Rocky Mountain States & Best New ETF Product: USOU United States 3x Oil Fund FI170034