It is not the hedging the stupid.
The recent news that the SEC is going to be focused on alternative based mutual funds and exchange traded funds is laughable at best. It seems that these so-called hedge fund like or hedge fund replication products have the potential to wreak havoc not only on the market but individual investors according to the powers that be. However, my question is this – isn’t better to have products that can profit when markets rise and fall as opposed to only making money when markets rise? I think every investor regardless of the size of their portfolio would like to be able to make money regardless of the direction of the […]
Experience matters…
Over the last week or so I must admit that I haven’t been paying much attention to the hedge fund world, as I have been singularly focused on my beloved Red Sox. Once again, the Beantowners are the American League champs and are up one game to none in the Fall Classic. As for hedge funds well, there is quite a bit of good stuff going on – fund launches are ticking up and assets continue to flow into the industry. One thing that investors can learn from the recent success of the Red Sox is that when you stick to the fundamentals — i.e, strong management — you can […]