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U.S. Banker
September 2009 |
Noted and Noteworthy A new rule by the SEC requiring disclosure on short-sell positions was welcome news for bank stocks beleaguered by short positions in last year's sell-offs.   |
Wall Street & Technology
April 30, 2007
Ivy Schmerken |
Unexpected Surge in Trading Volumes and Volatility Raises Infrastructure Concerns for Hedge Funds The market decline of Feb. 27 has prompted hedge funds to rethink their trading infrastructures to ensure they can cope with higher volumes and volatility. |
Wall Street & Technology
October 19, 2007
Melanie Rodier |
Asset Flows Move to Hedge Funds, says TABB Group Most fund managers believe the growth of active-extension funds will increase as the pressure for increased yield and increased fees push traditional managers into this new area. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Steven Holt Abernathy |
Overcoming The Leverage Fallout If the war escalates, a couple of big hedge funds or banks implode, or if the Street banker/brokers finally come clean and tell us the scope of what is floating around out there in Level 3 exposure, we could see the abandonment of the dollar and a challenge to the existing financial system. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Bad News Bear Stearns The pain continues for Bear Stearns. After announcing that two hedge funds had officially filed for bankruptcy, recent reports indicate that now a third is in trouble. |
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. |
InternetNews
October 7, 2008
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: It's the Uptick Rule, Stupid An SEC decision in July 2007 could well be contributing to the current financial crisis. |
Wall Street & Technology
October 24, 2007
Larry Tabb |
Larry Tabb Predicts Financial Trends for 2008 Financial industry trends that will become more significant throughout the coming year. |
Investment Advisor
December 2007
Jeff Joseph |
130/30 Market May Open Up With a growing demand from investors and, so far, little competition from hedge fund managers, it appears the sky is the limit for traditional portfolio managers in the 130/30 space. |
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. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2004
Ilana Polyak |
Hedging Their Bets Hedge funds increasingly look to REITs, but should investors look at hedge funds? |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Aaron Pressman |
What Works For Hedge Funds... Now, there's another way for individuals who may covet hedge-fund-like returns and are willing to take the risk: buying shares in companies that invest like hedge funds. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2006
John Finneran |
Hedge Fund Wizards Money managers cast spells over the market -- and reap huge rewards. Hedge funds operate in a haze. Penetrating how they earn returns and take risks is tough, but is a good exercise for investors. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Jeff Joseph |
Sub-Prime Returns Redux August appears to have been the worst month for hedge funds since May 2006, when 70% of all hedge funds fell. The first two weeks of the month saw continued woes in subprime mortgage securities. |
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
November 2008
Eric Rasmussen |
Draining The Swamp 2008 has been said to be the worst year for hedge funds in two decades. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2011
Stephen Roseman |
Hedge Fund Myths Mean Missed Opportunities Misperceptions about what hedge funds do need to be set straight. Individuals won't be able to make educated investment decisions about them unless they understand what they are -- and are not. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 27, 2005
Paul Allen |
Hedge Fund Services Heat Up "In my view, prime brokers and [hedge] fund administrators will increasingly find themselves competing in the same space in terms of the services they can offer," says Rob Schultz, head of HSBC's alternative fund services for North America. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Steve Savage |
Consider the Alternatives Think twice before pitching hedge funds and private equity to your financial advisory clients. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Angel Ubide |
Demystifying Hedge Funds In an effort to soothe worries about transparency and supervision, public authorities are trying to develop new approaches to meet the public's need for financial system stability and investor protection while enabling investors to enjoy the benefits that hedge funds bring to financial markets. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2008
John Rosevear |
You Can Make Money in Any Market Somebody is making money. They've learned to use tools and strategies we haven't. ProShares have created families of short ETFs -- investments that go up when the indices they track go down. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
David A. Twibell |
Hedge Your Bets During these troubling times, how can advisors help clients protect their investment portfolios? There are a number of viable strategies. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Beth Piskora |
The Long and the Short of It As 2008 played out, filled with bad news from the hedge fund industry, the practice of shorting stocks -- a popular hedge fund strategy -- got dragged through the muck. But many investment pros continue to believe shorting makes sense, some of the time, for some investors. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
The Only Investing Strategy for a Bear Market Investors should ask themselves: in this new "bear" reality, where no one knows which way the market is heading, what works and what doesn't and, most importantly, how can I protect my assets against further losses? |
Financial Advisor
August 2005
Leola Ross |
Hedge Funds Are Suffering And How They Can Recover Some say hedge funds, which sprang into prominence and popularity in the wake of the 2000 stock market crash, are on the decline. But before we doom the entire hedge-fund industry, we need to examine what has gone awry and assess whether there is hope for the future. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Using Leveraged Funds Recently, as exchange-traded funds have become increasingly popular, funds that use leverage to amplify their performance have come into vogue. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Robert Schmidt |
The Charmed Life of Hedge Funds As banks get a tighter leash, funds may remain lightly regulated |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Trade Like a Hedge Fund Although this strategy is often used by hedge funds and applied to equities, you can also build your own 130/30 portfolio using ETFs. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 5, 2005
Maria Santos |
The Cost of Compliance The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come under scrutiny again following the adoption of a recent rule regarding hedge funds. |
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? |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Gene Swanzey |
Hedge Funds Can Complement Modern Portfolio Theory Active management can result in higher risk-adjusted returns. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2009
John Rosevear |
You Can Make Money in Any Market Somebody will make money in the next downturn. Why not you? |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004
Anne Tergesen |
Funds: Going The Hybrid Route Mutual funds that ape hedge-fund tactics can help you profit from a tepid market. Unfortunately, some hybrid funds with strong track records are closed to new investments. Still, some good opportunities remain. |
Wall Street & Technology
April 27, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
Hedging the Risk of Instant Messaging While hedge funds enjoy the simplicity of trading via IM networks, compliance and reliability concerns have them seeking IM products with built-in archival systems. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Behind the Scenes of the Market: How Hedge Funds Trade There are a million strategies hedge funds use to make money. Here are a few of the most common. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2007
Emil Lee |
Is the Carry Trade for You? A carry trade can be defined as borrowing at a low interest rate and then lending at a higher rate. Because carry trades are at the mercy of the liquidity of the markets, they are highly risky. Investors, beware. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 4, 2005
Maria Santos |
Bringing in Business Attracting hedge funds as customers is a priority this year for the majority of sell-side firms. As hedge funds approach $1 trillion in assets, these non-traditional investment vehicles have become the latest buy-side heavyweight. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Don't Be Scared Out of Your Shorts About Shorting Shorting stocks can be intimidating for beginning investors. But this simple strategy could help it find a place in your portfolio. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Invest Like a Pro in 2011 -- Here's How Bet on stocks while reducing your risk exposure. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
Andrew Bond |
A Legend Liquidates Stanley Druckenmiller closes up his hedge fund, Duquesne Capital. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Lessons From Amaranth There's a lot to learn from the hedge fund's prodigious collapse. Amaranth's stunning demonstration of the speed with which a hedge fund can come undone will certainly have cooled investor enthusiasm for other such offerings. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2011
Jim Royal |
Hidden Stocks That Can Beat the Pros Look toward small-cap stocks for long-term outperformance. |
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. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Simon Johnson |
The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign wealth funds are major state-owned players of the 21st century. So, what happens when the 21st-century state meets the 19th-century private sector? The outcome remains to be seen. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2008
Tim Beyers |
First, Let's Kill All the Short-Sellers New rules seem destined to stick it to the shorts. |
