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What's Your Investment Manager Worth? Finding the investment manager who suits your investment profile requires worthwhile effort. Don't pay if you're not getting good value.   |
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March 25, 2008
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What Makes a Great Investment Manager When you invest, you perform your due diligence to pick the best businesses. But if you hire someone to invest for you, you should put that same degree of analysis and due diligence to work on selecting your investment manager. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2007
Sham Gad |
Don't Minimize Your Investment Returns Too often investors choosing an investment program are so concerned with maximizing their returns they forget to ask the most important question: What will it cost me? |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2008
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Investing in Investors There's big business out there for asset managers, and big profits for people investing in asset managers. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2006
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Hedge Fund Wannabes If you have champagne tastes but a beer budget, hybrid mutual funds can represent a practical way to get hedge-fund-like exposure. Templeton Global Long-Short... Diamond Hill Focus Long/Short... Hussman Strategic Growth... |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
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Hedge Funds, Unplugged Take the buzz out of the hedge fund phenomenon, and you may find less electricity than you think. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
A Helping Hand With Your Investments Options for folks who want a little bit of help in crafting their asset allocation. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
The Top Stock of Multimillionaires -- And 4 More Like It Learning to invest like the super-rich in Berkshire Hathaway and its clones. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Win With Mutual Funds Are fund companies themselves a better bet than their funds? |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2005
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Legg Mason's Big Swap With two transactions last week, the firm transformed itself into a pure-play money manager. For stockholders, it probably makes sense to wait before jumping into Legg Mason stock. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Anne Tergesen |
Time To Hedge On Hedge Funds? New research shows that returns are sliding, and some don't help you diversify. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011 |
Here's What Bruce Berkowitz Bought and Sold Last Quarter Fairholme's mutual funds invest in a focused portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities. Let's take a look at their top holdings and new trades. |
Registered Rep.
April 6, 2011
Diana Britton |
Do-It-Yourself Advisors Launch Alternative Funds As assets continue to flow to alternatives in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, many advisors are launching their own alternatives strategies to meet that demand. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Michael S. Fischer |
Getting In How to gain access to private equity, managed futures, and hedge funds. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2007
Sham Gad |
Eat Your Own Cooking Use the investment managers who eat their own cooking. If a money manager invests his wealth elsewhere, then what incentive does he have to promote the well-being of his clients as opposed to the good fortune of his or her firm? |
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. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
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Hedge Fund Backlash Investors deserted hedge funds in droves in 2008, angered by the perceived arrogance of managers who weren't holding up to their promises. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2010
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Must-Read Mutual Fund News Stay up-to-date on fund happenings: Bruce Berkowitz of the Fairholme Fund makes a move... Eight new ProShares exchange-traded funds... The incredible shrinking mutual fund industry... |
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.
September 30, 2011
Diana Britton |
When Investing in Hedge Funds, Don't Aim For Home Runs Hedge funds and other alternative strategies can provide a reasonable rate of return and lower or negative correlations to stocks and bonds, but they can also carry greater risk. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Did Asset Allocation Work? Some funds claimed to protect you from the downturn. Did they deliver? |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Suzanne McGee |
The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds? |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
Suzanne McGee |
Hedging the Risk It's hard for most advisors to undertake the level of due diligence required to figure out which hedge fund managers can genuinely add alpha, and which ones are breaking the law. |
BusinessWeek
December 17, 2009
Tara Kalwarski |
Alternative Assets for the Masses More private equity and hedge-fund-like products are being aimed at individual investors. Should they jump in now that they have the chance? |
Registered Rep.
July 26, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Asset-Management Deals Set Record Pace There was an unprecedented 89 deals for fund-management firms in the first half of 2006. Buyers spent at least $13.5 billion in disclosed and estimated dollars, almost as much as the total spent all last year, for nearly $1 trillion in assets. |
BusinessWeek
November 25, 2009
Amy Feldman |
'Hedge Funds' for Everyone The market meltdown highlighted the risk of investing in only stocks and bonds. A new wave of funds make it easier for average investors to diversify. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Tom Taulli |
BlackRock Sees Green in Hedge Funds BlackRock is ramping up its alternative investment business. The company will purchase the fund-of-hedge-funds business of Quellos Group for $1.7 billion. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2010
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Will Hedge Fund Investors Panic Next? Be mindful of institutional positions to protect your portfolio. This past week marked the 15th in a row in which money flowed out of U.S. stock mutual funds, a new record, according to the Investment Company Institute. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Investment Banking Business: Money Management These days, investment banks do much more than just investment banking. In addition to traditional asset management they're getting involved in hedge funds and private equity. |
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. |
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
August 8, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Forced Selling Could Smack These Stocks If funds have to dump shares, these might be at the top of the list. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Gold's Bull Run Is Only Beginning The big subprime winner is now betting on gold. Hedge fund manager John Paulson, of Paulson & Co. told investors that he's going to plow up to $250 million of his own wealth into a dedicated fund to ride this bull. |
Financial Advisor
March 2005
Cohen & Overgard |
So Many Hedge Funds ... So Little Time Similar to concerns about the myriad of mutual fund choices, investors face a similar dilemma about how to choose a successful hedge fund. Thus, selecting a hedge fund can be a daunting task, but not an impossible one for the educated investor. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Funds for Impatient Investors Asset allocation funds typically invest in a mix of stocks and bonds to hopefully lower risk and gain higher returns over time. Research shows that investors tend to hold these mutual funds longer. |
Wall Street & Technology
October 27, 2005
Eugene Gilerson |
Mutual Funds Wake-Up Call The developing new market landscape has made it clear that mutual fund families will have to take decisive technological actions to keep their share of the market and sustain profitability. |
Financial Advisor
September 2010
Paul R. Sanford |
You Are Not Yale Yale's David F. Swensen held the unofficial title of investment genius for many years until his model nose-dived with everyone else's in the 2008 crash. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
A Value Opportunity at a Value Manager With prices and expectations lowered, Legg Mason now has a low bar to beat. Mr. Market has given us a gift in the form of a cheap, top-quality asset manager. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
Get Fees? Young, high-net-worth investors care about the amount they are paying in fees and are only willing to cough up high costs in management fees if they are getting above-average performance in return. |
Investment Advisor
March 2008 |
The Retirement Challenge Letters to the Editor: "Which QDIA is Best?"... "The Compensation Food Chain"... |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
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BlackRock Gets a Piece of Met In the asset management business, to stay competitive companies such as BlackRock need to bulk up on assets by purchasing other companies. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2010
Neil O'Hara |
Alternatives: Vehicles That Smooth Returns A decade of tepid returns in the equity market has increased interest in investments that exhibit low correlation to traditional asset classes like stocks or bonds. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Buffett Is Betting Against Hedge Funds Warren Buffett is putting big money on his belief that the S&P 500 will outpace hedge funds over the next 10 years. |
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. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2006
Stephen Savage |
When To Sell a Mutual Fund Applying common-sense guidelines is easy; making a real-world decision is often fraught with difficulties. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Exit-Strategy Gurus While they craft a new relationship as deal advisors to investors and owners, both individual managers and third-party hotel asset management firms have found their core skills are in hot demand. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
A Better Way to Buy Buffett? Berkshire Hathaway's closed-end fund now comes with a discount, but is it a good deal? |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2010
Tim Hanson |
The Stocks You Need to Buy Now Do you know what you're missing? With an asset allocation plan and additional foreign exposure, your portfolio will be better positioned to profit over the next decade. |
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. |
