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Financial Advisor April 2010 Jeff Schlegel	An Alternative World A growing number of financial advisors and their clients are clamoring for alternative investments in the wake of the massive market maelstrom of '08-'09, but it's a broad space requiring lots of due diligence.
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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.
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.
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn	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.
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.
Registered Rep. May 16, 2011 Brad Zigler	Paying Too Much For Alpha? A "two-and-twenty" arrangement -- two percent annual management fee and 20 percent of new profits -- is commonly charged by the hedgies. Pretty expensive stuff, that alpha.
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 December 2005 Jeff Joseph	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: The Third Source of Returns The role of beta in hedge fund returns provides investors with new and interesting opportunities, particularly in light of the prevailing wisdom that fuels the drive toward alpha-beta separation and risk-budgeting allocation methodologies.
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Marshall Eckblad	Hedge Funds Behind the Curtain New research shows the theoretical underpinning of a potential future line of mutual funds that will offer various hedge fund strategies to average investors.
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.
Financial Advisor May 2011 Jeff Schlegel	Mainstreaming Alternatives Financial advisors are taking a shine to alternative investments.
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.
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.
Financial Advisor August 2007 Marla Brill	Hedging Your Bets A growing group of market-neutral mutual funds have distilled the essence of hedge fund investing into a more regulated, liquid and accessible format.
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Steve Savage	Consider the Alternatives Think twice before pitching hedge funds and private equity to your financial advisory clients.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004 Ilana Polyak	Hedging Their Bets Hedge funds increasingly look to REITs, but should investors look at hedge funds?
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 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.
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Vaughan Scully	Replication Offers ETF Investors Hedge Fund Exposure Seeking to profit from the desire among investors to grab a piece of the hedge fund bonanza, ETF sponsors are now attempting to transfer their success in creating investment vehicles based on index replication to hedge funds.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Michael S. Fischer	Getting In How to gain access to private equity, managed futures, and hedge funds.
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.
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. December 2, 2010 Diana Britton	Asset Managers Push Out New Alternatives For Retail To satisfy demand, asset managers have been busy rolling out new alternative products specifically designed for non-accredited investors.
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.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Joseph A. Tomlinson	Send in the Clones The introduction of low-cost clone hedge funds, constructed from exchange-traded funds by using quantitative investing techniques, may let Main Street enjoy hedge fund-like results.
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?
Registered Rep. November 6, 2014 David Armstrong	Drowning in Liquid Alts Liquid alternative funds, which seek to replicate hedge fund strategies in registered mutual fund structures, should play a substantial role in most client portfolios.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel	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...
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009	Alternative Investments for the Masses IndexIQ has six products on the market and a dozen more in the pipeline. It hopes to create a portfolio of low-cost, indexed alternatives that span hedge-fund replication, inflation tracking, merger arbitrage, and distressed investments
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 March 2006 Brad Zigler	What Price Active Management? When stock picking is distilled from within a mutual fund, the true cost of active management bubbles to the surface.
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Suzanne McGee	Other Alternatives Advisors will need to devote more time to scrutinizing the ever-growing number of new products. And with each debut, they'll have to go back to the drawing board and decide whether the product makes the grade.
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Joan Warner	The Case For Portable ALPHA As international markets become more correlated, the need for financial advisers and money managers to access greater diversification -- while hedging risk -- could make this strategy investing's next hot model.
Financial Advisor May 2004 Gene Swanzey	Hedge Funds Can Complement Modern Portfolio Theory Active management can result in higher risk-adjusted returns.
Financial Advisor February 2004 Evan Simonoff	The Other Side Of Hedge Funds Some advisors are using hedge funds to minimize risk, not boost returns.
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.
Registered Rep. November 24, 2015 Debbie Carlson	Is There a Liquidity Risk in Liquid Alts? Alternative mutual funds are a fast-growing part of the investment space, pushed by asset management companies that are suffering from the larger secular shift away from active and higher-priced management toward index funds.
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.
Financial Advisor September 2005 Jim Wiandt	ETFs Open New Doors Opportunities abound as exchange traded funds (ETFs) expand to cover the the world.
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.
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 David E. Adler	High Net Worth: Alpha-Beta Investing This institutional strategy is starting to make inroads among high-net-worth managers.
HBS Working Knowledge February 20, 2006 Ann Cullen	When Hedge Funds Meet Private Equity Seeking greater returns, hedge fund managers are increasing investments in private equity opportunities such as real estate and non-public companies, leading some industry observers to predict a convergence between the two.
Financial Advisor July 2012 Brad Zigler	Which Are Best, Hedge Funds Or ETPs Hedge-replica exchange-traded products are gaining traction. Here's why.
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...
On Wall Street September 1, 2009 Tim Knepp	Alternative Medicine: Separating Beta from Alpha Retirement portfolios have been subject to significant stress and this, combined with a daunting global economic outlook, has many investors considering alternative strategies in an effort to shore up their traditional investment allocations.
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.
Registered Rep. August 19, 2014 Brad Zigler	Can We Count On Absolute Returns? Apparently, American exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors can be counted among the faithful. Why? Because they've committed nearly $1.7 billion into so-called "absolute return" products.
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.
Wall Street & Technology May 15, 2006 Larry Tabb	Strolling With My Alpha How does portable alpha impact the investment management business? This strategy turns portfolio managers into asset allocators. Instead of picking stocks, or companies, they pick inexpensive indices and choose expensive hedge funds.