about 10 months ago - 4 comments
about 10 months ago - 2 comments
in other words, is it all about bets!?
about 10 months ago - 1 comment
Currency Trading…hot money? I don’t fully understand how this works. Well, when a countries currency goes up due to higher levels of Investment how do people benefit from this? As in through currency trading (buy and sell currencies)??? how do people profit with this technique? :S lol
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
Is there a difference between the two? In addition: http://www.bivio.com/index.html Is opening an account here the same as opening a hedge fund or an investment partnership? I know Warren Buffett began before Berkshire Hathaway the Buffett Partnership, is what is shown on this website similar?
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
about 11 months ago - 2 comments
or is it an unofficial, loosely defined term to describe entities with certain characteristics?
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
Every website about hedge funds seems to want to sell me a fund or tell me how great their company is. Is there a site that explains hedge funds without a sales pitch?
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
and who do I contact for information about the fund.
about 1 year ago
I’m still not sure.
Maybe the allure of high returns.
about 1 year ago
Hedge funds that fail to prosper do not remain in business very long at all. It’s a misconception that some think these ventures survive multi-year droughts when, in fact, they don’t.
People with money expect to receive a reasonable return on their cash or they will move on. It’s really not different than you or I placing funds into stocks. We’ll tolerate losses for just so long and then bail out, move on and hope for greener pastures.
When investors initially place funds into the hands of a manager, it’s understood that the manager’s record of achievements speaks for itself. Investors know the risks and take a chance but only for just so long. As I tell fellow investors often, it’s not a good idea to place too much value on records—after all, there’s no future in the past.
Len
about 1 year ago
Hedge funds typically charge a 2 percent management fee, which mostly goes to pay the expenses of the fund, and 20 percent of the profits. If a hedge fund loses say 10 percent they have to make that up before they can collect their 20 percent again. Thats called a high water mark. And the reason some funds shut down is because they cant exceed the high water mark again. Hedge funds are limited to Accredited Investors, high net worth individuals and institutions. The reason people trust hedge fund managers is probagbly the same reason investors put their money into any investment, a high expected return. Risk and expected return go hand in hand.
about 1 year ago
greed and the hope of a high return
Also, many people have a misconception that there’s someone out there that can predict the future, that has The Answer or The Secret, when mostly it is just dumb luck and good money management. These people are dreamers of a lottery win.
about 1 year ago
Because they are greedy.