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Common Misconceptions About The Risk Associated With Hedge Funds

One of the top reasons that investors and financial advisors don’t invest in hedge funds is that they think they are too risky. As with any investment, there is a certain amount of risk associated with hedge funds and yes, the risk is greater than that of t-bills or government bonds. However, one could argue that the investment strategies of […]

November 5, 2014 5 min read

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Types of Hedge Funds

Within the investment industry, there are many different strategies that can be utilized in an attempt to get a greater return on the capital invested. As such, there are many different types of hedge funds with a diverse realm of investing styles. For the most part, all of the fund types fall into one of five categories or styles: macro, […]

November 5, 2014 6 min read

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Hedge Fund Performance & Management Fees

Hedge funds typically earn income through a variety of fee structures charged to their clients. These fees are not only meant to cover fund administrative and operating costs, but also to reward employees and managers for providing positive returns to investors. The most common and well-known hedge fund fee structure combines both management and performance-based fees. First, the “management” fee […]

August 5, 2009 2 min read

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Savings Accounts

Savings accounts are offered by banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, building societies and mutual savings banks. Some savings accounts require funds to be kept on deposit for a minimum length of time, but most permit unlimited access to funds. In the US, Regulation D, 12 CFR 204.2(d)(2)] limits the withdrawals, payments, and transfers that a savings account may […]

May 11, 2009 2 min read

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Hedge Fund Insurance: A Good Investment?

Hedge Fund managers spend endless amounts of time and money analyzing and determining the appropriate investments to hedge risk in their portfolios. Can any manager afford to disregard the risks in their business? Originally set-up by Alfred Jones in 1949 to eliminate risk by holding long positions and short-selling other stocks, the Hedge Fund industry has mushroomed in size to […]

February 26, 2009 2 min read

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Think. Outsource. Trade. Investment Outsourcing for the Hedge Fund World

By Seth Berlin Thanks to globalization for adding another acronym to my already information-overloaded brain. This one is called “IRO” or Investment Research Outsourcing. Over the next five years it is an acronym you will hear again and again. IRO, loosely defined, is the offshoring of front-office work to a 3rd party provider. In this article, I will look at […]

August 21, 2008 6 min read