# Managed Pools

# Overview

Managed Pools are designed to bring extreme flexibility to Balancer, unlocking possibilities for sophisticated portfolio strategies and fine-grained control.

Managed Pools use Weighted Math and allow users to have pools of up to 50 tokens. These pools provide a framework for fund managers, can be used to track a wider crypto sector, and feature time-based weight shifting mechanisms similar to those of Liquidity Bootstrapping Pools.

# Advantages

# Feature Rich

Managed Pools are feature rich. Some of the features include:

• Pool Manager(s)
• Management Fees (optional)
• Liquidity Provider Allowlists
• Up to 50 tokens
• Active Token Management
  • Add
  • Remove
  • Change token weights
• Circuit Breakers to protect from malicious/compromised tokens