Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Fidelity Revamps its 401(k) Platform
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, Savita Iyer-AhrestaniFidelity Investments recently overhauled its Fidelity Advisor 401(k) platform--a move the company believes constitutes the most thorough revision of the program since its inception. Fidelity has...
December 01, 2007
Deadline Looms for AMT FixWith a deadline to fix the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) by year-end fast approaching, Congress is in a mad dash to find alternative sources of...
November 01, 2007
Hedge Funds Recover QuickerAs headlines buzz with the news that the subprime mortgage-related turmoil did not, in fact, leave the hedge fund industry in smoking ruins, a report...
November 01, 2007
About the ManagerSteven Romick has managed the $1.4 billion FPA Crescent Fund since its inception in June 1993, and is trustee, president, and CIO of the fund,...
October 01, 2007
Sub-Prime Returns ReduxAugust appears to have been the worst month for hedge funds since May 2006, when 70% of all hedge funds fell. The first two weeks...
October 01, 2007
Behind the NumbersNext time you're thinking about investing in a hedge fund or managed futures account, you may want to check with your grandmother. Explain what you're...
October 01, 2007
Doing Due DiligenceAn experienced due diligence questioner knows how to probe for a trading advisor's weak spots. Take Fred Gehm, a consultant to trading advisors and hedge...
October 01, 2007
To Hedge or Not to HedgeThe current vogue for hedge funds has caused this once arcane corner of investments to grow exponentially; after the three-year bear market of 2000-2002, investors...