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Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Dan Wheeler	Hedge Funds, Unplugged Take the buzz out of the hedge fund phenomenon, and you may find less electricity than you think.
Registered Rep. August 7, 2014 Megan Leonhardt	Ten Charts That Explain What Advisors Think of Hedge Funds Overwhelmingly, advisors consider hedge funds an alternative investment, increasingly a generic catch-all term for anything that is not a mainstream liquid security.
Registered Rep. February 23, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Retail Hedge Fund Investors to the SEC: Buzz Off The SEC thinks it needs to do more to protect wealthy retail investors from the secretive world of hedge funds. But many wealthy investors say they can take care of themselves.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Savita Iyer	Transatlantic Teachers Hedge funds are big news in the U.S., but old news in Europe. What can we learn from Europe's approach to hedge funds?
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005	Hedge Funds Set to Boil Investors looking to beat the average returns of the market will be heading to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds even more in the future, says new research.
Registered Rep. February 20, 2006 Kevin Burke	MFS Chairman Blasts Hedge Funds at NICSA Confab The chairman of fund complex MFS Investment Management is calling for the formation of a task force to overhaul performance reporting for hedge funds.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	What's the Alternative? Bank of America Alternative Investment Solutions studies high-net- worth investors' attitudes toward alternative investments.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Jeff Joseph	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Optimism Down, Hedge Inflows up Despite recent economic strains, the hedge fund universe has rebounded. After dipping into negative territory in the fourth quarter of 2005, hedge fund net asset flows turned positive during the first three months of 2006.
Investment Advisor July 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Moving On Up According to a new report, the number of U.S. households with a net worth of $5 million or more, not including a primary residence (NIPR), rose to a record 1.14 million in 2006. Financial advisors, take note.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005	Hedge Funds Explained While the word "hedge" conjures up images of investors cautiously hedging their bets, hedge funds are often extra-risky, volatile investment vehicles that demand huge upfront investments, sometimes in the millions.
Financial Advisor February 2007 Thomas M. Kostigen	Firm Offers Reps Their Own Hedge Funds Independent broker-dealer First Allied's program raises questions about risk and conflicts.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Alan Lavine	Alternate Ways To Hedge Portfolios Should you put your well-heeled clients into unregistered or registered hedge funds? Or is it better to select a mutual fund that uses hedge-fund tactics and is managed by a registered investment company?
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Dave Tsujimoto	In Defense of Hedge Funds Here's why any rep with high-net-worth clients ought to become familiar with the nuances of hedge funds.
Financial Advisor April 2008 Eric L. Reiner	Hedging Your Bets Richard Lee Jr. presides over the 50-person Dallas advisory Lee Financial Corp. A private placement fund of hedge funds that Richard Lee Jr. uses for clients returned nearly 20% last year.
Entrepreneur April 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson	Shed Light Are hedge funds leaving you in the dark? Morningstar's extensive database might be a good place to start your research.
HBS Working Knowledge October 6, 2003 D. Quinn Mills	The Problem with Hedge Funds Hedge funds are the New Big Thing -- and that's bad for the average investor, says professor D. Quinn Mills. An excerpt from Wheel, Deal, and Steal.
Financial Advisor May 2004 Gene Swanzey	Hedge Funds Can Complement Modern Portfolio Theory Active management can result in higher risk-adjusted returns.
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Steve Savage	Consider the Alternatives Think twice before pitching hedge funds and private equity to your financial advisory clients.
Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003	The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation Hedge fund products are increasingly available to a broader audience than previously had access to this asset class. A barrage of news reports focused on hedge fund fraud and blowups raises the idea that regulation might provide a useful fix. So should hedge funds be regulated? No.
Registered Rep. August 26, 2011 Stan Luxenberg	Hedge Funds Now Going for Institutional Money Instead of HNW Individuals While hedge funds once catered primarily to wealthy individuals, now the main clients are pensions and institutions. That shift is forcing hedge funds to change the way they operate.
Registered Rep. January 8, 2010 Halah Touryalai	A Hedge Fund Resurgence There is legislation in Congress that would require hedge funds to make greater disclosures about the details of their operations. The increased regulation coupled with a recent uptick in hedge fund performance will likely entice some advisors to put their clients back into hedge funds.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Elizabeth Wine	Hedge Funds: Are They Worth It? Strategists in the wirehouses and elsewhere say hedge funds were wrongly maligned, and that the good funds can still serve the purpose of diversifying a portfolio and reducing risk.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Neil O'Hara	Dearth of Easy Pickings? Now that retail investors are able to partake of hedge funds in unprecedented numbers, some are calling hedge investing a bubble about to be popped... Largest SEC Registered Funds of Funds... Hedge Fund Index Performance...
Financial Advisor November 2003 Leola Ross	Why High Hedge Fund Fees Are Justified The relatively high fees charged for hedge funds may cause some of your clients to have second thoughts about investing in them. Here's why it can be worth paying the price for truly active management.
Investment Advisor August 2006 Joseph & Barreto	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Regulatory Limbo for Hedge Funds Experts say hedge fund advisors who registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the now-shelved hedge fund rule aren't likely to see examiners on their doorstep anytime soon.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 John Churchill	Little Bulls Hedge fund managers, small ones at least, say the U.S. economy should have a flat to upbeat year in 2006, according to a survey released in March.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Ronald W. Roge	To Hedge or Not to Hedge The underlying premise of hedge funds, to reduce volatility in a portfolio, is not in itself flawed. What can we do, as fiduciaries, to use them to achieve the performance necessary to meet our clients' long-term financial objectives?
Registered Rep. June 15, 2009 Kristen French	Hedge Funds Bruised, But New Retail Products Abound So far this year, investors and advisors seem to have put the brakes on new hedge fund investments.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Jeff Joseph	High-End Investors Don't Fear Hedge Fund Blow-ups The large losses of the Amaranth Advisors hedge fund last September and other similar highly-publicized failures are unlikely to deter hedge fund investing by those rich individuals who manage their own portfolios, judging from a survey of the participants in a high-end investors' club.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Goldstein & Rosenbush	Hedge Fund Fees: The Pressure Builds As hedge fund performance weakens, some investors are seeking ways to cut expenses.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Alexander M. Ineichen	Debunking the Myths that Dog Hedge Funds Probably because hedge fund managers have gotten fabulously wealthy and are secretive (guiltily so), a body of untruths has sprung up. Of course, much of it is built on anecdotal evidence, oversimplification, myopia or simple misrepresentation of fact.
Wall Street & Technology September 18, 2006	Registration's Lingering Effects It appears as though the ill-fated SEC hedge fund registration requirement will have a lasting effect on many in the hedge fund industry.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Melanie Waddell	Hedge Funds Continue to Deregister During the past year, 732 hedge fund advisors have deregistered, according to the Investment Adviser Association and National Regulatory Services seventh annual report, Evolution/Revolution, which profiles the advisor profession.
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007	In Defense Of Hedge Funds A high-net-worth investment adviser takes on those who say the glory days of hedge fund investment opportunities are over.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Jeff Joseph	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Institutions Are Still Committed Two recent surveys provide insights into the current state of hedge funds and their longer-term performance.
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Hedge Funds Redux Despite a midsummer month's nightmare, hedge funds are still pointing to successful records and raking in money.
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Anne Tergesen	A Fee Frenzy At Hedge Funds Add in extra charges for items such as audits, account administration, and trader bonuses, and the average hedge-fund investor pays as much as 3.5% of assets a year.
Investment Advisor August 2006 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: Will the SEC Appeal? Hedge fund advisor registration has been an extremely contentious issue. Some feel there will be grave consequences for the SEC and the investing public should the House bill requiring registration be shot down.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Anne Tergesen	Big Risk On Campus Hot portfolios at Harvard and Yale have smaller colleges moving aggressively into hedge funds. They may be putting their endowments in jeopardy.
Investment Advisor June 2010	The Seed Investors' Hedge Fund Opportunity The next generation of hedge fund managers is much more process-driven and institutionally minded than pre-crisis managers.
Investment Advisor October 2006 Melanie Waddell	A Boon For Hedge Funds? The new Pension Act makes it easier for pension funds to invest in hedge funds.
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Laura Cohn	Europe's Pension Plans: Switching Over To Hedge Funds More institutional investors are going for higher returns -- and higher risks.
U.S. Banker September 2002 Matthew de Paula	As Markets Wither, the Millionaire's Club is Flush The number of millionaires around the world actually looks to be growing despite drought-like market conditions.
Financial Advisor February 2004 Evan Simonoff	The Other Side Of Hedge Funds Some advisors are using hedge funds to minimize risk, not boost returns.
CFO May 8, 2006 Chuck Jaffe	Easy Target? That first chance to buy an alternative investment product is like an invitation to join an elite country club. The problem is, many executives fail to look closely enough at what they're getting into. Don't open your wallet to an investment pitch you don't understand.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Chris O'Leary	The High Cost of Admission To justify their existence in client portfolios, funds of funds need to post double-digit returns in order to really experience some net (read: after-fee) gains. And 2004 didn't deliver on these promises.
Financial Planning January 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell	Other Assets Wealth management firms have started adding alternative investments to their menu of choices to meet the desire of clients to reduce volatility in their portfolios.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2008 Rich Duprey	Hedge Funds Ask: Where's the Love? It's been a long, strange trip since the hedge fund industry's summer-of-love confab.