Altegris Investments Team Continues to Grow; Expands Service to Client Base

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Altegris Investments announced today
that it has promoted one of its senior alternative investment professionals
and hired two additional senior staff members in order to enhance its services
to a growing client base.

"In this challenging investment environment, we are seeing unprecedented
growth in alternative investment products, as sophisticated investors and
wealth advisors seek historically non-correlated alternatives with traditional
long-only portfolios," said Jon Sundt, President and CEO.

Todd Trusso, a five-year veteran of Altegris, was recently named Director,
Private Client Group taking on the broader management and leadership
responsibilities of the seasoned team of investment professionals serving
sophisticated investors and family offices. Mr. Trusso's previous experience
includes serving as a manager of financial services with Prudential Financial,
where he was responsible for overseeing a team of 12 financial advisors. Mr.
Trusso holds the designation of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst
(CAIA(SM)).

"Todd's unmatched expertise and dedication to being a true professional in
alternative investments is highly valued by our clients and is one of the key
factors in our continued strong growth," said Dick Pfister, Executive Vice
President, Institutional Research and Sales.

Chris Maudlin has joined the Altegris team as a vice president in the Private
Client Group. Prior to Altegris, Mr. Maudlin played a key role as a financial
advisor at Merrill Lynch within a top-ranked team of advisors responsible for
the management of over $700M in client assets with a focus on continual market
analysis for potential investment opportunities for clients. Mr. Maudlin has
also held wealth advisor and financial analyst positions with Morgan Stanley
and Citibank.

Chris Vigliatore joins Altegris as an associate vice president and will serve
the company's expanding Institutional Relationships team. In his previous role
with MAN Financial, Mr. Vigliatore worked in managed futures and alternative
investment operations, focusing on providing investment and trade execution
solutions to external institutional sales forces. Mr. Vigliatore's experience
complements Altegris' already substantial expertise in managed futures and
other alternative investment products.

About Altegris Investments: Altegris provides access to a platform of
alternative investments designed to meet the needs of sophisticated investors
and their wealth managers. The Altegris team of over 60 professionals,
including a 10-person research team, is dedicated to finding, selecting and
negotiating capacity with selected hedge funds, managed futures funds, and
other alternative investments. Currently, investors have allocated more than
$2 billion in trading level to alternative investments available through the
Altegris platform. The Altegris Group of Companies includes Altegris
Investments, APM Funds, and other affiliates.

Media Contact: Matt Habecker, (858) 459-7040 or mhabecker@altegris.com

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