Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
August 08, 2012
Why hedge funds destroy investor wealth (Advisor Perspectives)A former JPMorgan executive contends that investors put money in hedge funds after the performance was goodafter the fund has become bloated with new money.
July 26, 2012
Following Hedge HonchosIf youre having trouble tracking all of the handpicked investments from top hedge fund managers, a pair of ETFs will do it for you.
July 26, 2012
Indexing StrategicallyWhat if you could index the investment strategies of hedge fund managers?
July 24, 2012
Challenges and Opportunities in the JOBS ActProvisions within the JOBS Act present advisors with a number of new challenges and opportunities for high-net-worth clients, as the legislation increases access to several alternative private investment structures.
June 28, 2012
JPMorgan’s Loss $9 Billion and CountingThe loss suffered by JPMorgan (and its investors) is either attributed to the London Whale or complacency.
June 27, 2012
Is Gold in Trouble?Goldbugs are nervous, and rightly so. Their beloved metalthe currency of last resorthas been acting more like a basket case than a bastion of safety.
June 25, 2012
Watching ‘Dr. Copper’Industrial materials have always been useful tools in the prediction of economic prospects to come.
June 25, 2012
Spain formally requests a bailout (BBC)Countries in the EU have agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion). Independent audits said the banks would need up to 62 billion euros to stabilize.
June 13, 2012
JPMorgan’s $2 billion experiment with truthiness (Reuters)Bill Black, a finance criminologist, says JPMorgan is now defining as a hedge something that performs in exactly the opposite fashion of a hedge.
May 29, 2012
Pension Bankruptcy in Tiny U.S. Territory Is a Warning of What May Lie Ahead (Huffington Post)A pension bankruptcy in a U.S. territory in the South Pacific has many worried about pensions on the mainland.