Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
The Year in Hedge Funds
By Jeff JosephIn a year marked by high volatility in the financial markets, the 10 strategies tracked by the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index outperformed major global...
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...
September 04, 2007
August Shows Value of Prudent DiversificationAugust was a study in contrasts. Domestic equity and high-grade fixed income weathered the storm of global volatility to close mostly higher, but the loan market fell apart. Finding a bid on high-risk corporate bonds or subprime mortgages was even more difficult.
September 01, 2007
Getting In"We think that due to the fee structure of alter-native investments, with the incentive fee and alignment of interest and so forth, some of the...