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First Howard Stern, now Hedge Fund Managers…
October 04, 2011
Being able to think clearly and process information quickly is something that separates good traders from bad traders. Understanding odds, strategy and potential outcomes are the tools of the trade for those making both short-term and long-term investment decisions. These skills and others can be learned not only in a classroom or by interning at a fund or sitting on trading desk, but also with a deck of cards or a chess board. Learning to play games that make you think, strategize and focus can help you become a better investor. It may also help you become a better entertainer.
In recent weeks, hedge fund managers obsessed with chess and bridge have been profiled in a number of publications. Any recent listener to the King of All Media has heard him speak at length of his exploits in the game of kings. Followers of the Oracle of Omaha and many other Wall Street titans know of their love of Bridge. The World Series of Poker often features hedge fund folks and actors, includingJason Alexander and Ray Romano. What does it all mean? Simply that being good games that make you think will help you in your career and can provide you with the tools for success. The recent New York Times article on how chess prowess got a budding hedge fund manager’s foot in the door at Read More »
The snarl is gone…
September 26, 2011
The UN has left the building, or least the island of Manhattan. My take, after reading the coverage in a number of newspapers over the last week or so, is that nothing was accomplished other than snarling midtown traffic . Of course, I didn’t expect much – which is a sad reflection on the power and prestige of the United Nations today. Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems like a body whose time has come.
The big news this past week was, of course, The BernankeTwist. Not to be confused with a children’s game or theChubby Checker song, this is an effort by the Federal Reserve Chairman to spur the economy. Looks a lot like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic to me but, hey, I am not some expert on this stuff, just an observer. Needless to say, something has to be done to fix the economy. Perhaps this will be the start of the great fix. Let’s hope so – we need it.
In a few short weeks we will be re-launching theHEDGEAnswers website and rolling out our community and portal into the hedge fund industry. The new site comes with lots of bells and whistles, all geared toward increasing your, my and our knowledge… Read More »
Something that drives me crazy…
September 21, 2011
The city is a mess this week as the United Nations meets in midtown. It is literally littered with hundreds of diplomats and what seems to be thousands of security personnel. Avenues have been shut down, sections of 42nd and 57th Streets have been blocked and it seems that everyone and anyone is getting some sort of police escort through midtown.
Now here’s the thing: From 1993 until a couple of years ago, I thought all these motorcades and signs of security were cool. Now I find them just annoying. I am no longer impressed that this delegation or that world leader has a five-, six-, seven-or-more-vehicle-long motorcade. Now I wish that they would just leave the city and let things get back to normal.
The sights and sounds of U.N. are just plain annoying and the headaches they cause by tying up traffic just send me around the bend.
Next week will be about hedge funds and HEDGEAnswers, stay tuned…
Read More »The Sixth Season Has Started…
September 15, 2011
HEDGEAnswers began its sixth season yesterday with interesting commentary on the state of the hedge fund industry, the future of alternative investments and the effects of Dodd-Frank. It is hard to believe that we are in our sixth year of running these educational programs. Their goal is simple: to provide answers to entrepreneurs looking to start and grow a hedge fund business. Our panelists include lawyers, accountants, administrators and consultants who tell it like it is during the hour-and-a-half program.
It is great to be back. The series’ next call is on November 14th at 10 a.m. You can register by clicking here.
The recent news that the World Bank is going to commit capital to hedge funds is a great sign for the future of the industry. According to a report in the Financial Times, the World Bank, through its private-sector lending arm, The International Finance Corp., is going to put $100 million into a new fund set up by Christofferson Robb & Co. The fund will use its assets to cover unexpected loan losses at banks, in return for a fee for the use of capital. This is a clever way to help banks that may have problems… Read More »
When the price goes up….
September 12, 2011
When the price goes up, the yield goes down… that’s fixed-income-investing 101. It’s the first thing you learn when studying the bond market. For some, it takes time to figure out why, but at some point it just clicks and makes sense.
Making sense of the equity and fixed-income markets these days takes a lot more work than that. The constant downward volatility is wreaking havoc oninvestors with large and small portfolios alike. The problem for some is that they don’t know how to hedge; they don’t know how to do anything other than to make investments that profit solely when markets rise. Understanding how to make money when markets fall is a lot like understanding why the yield goes down when the price goes up. Many investors are not privy to this information. Sure, they can study, learn and figure it out, but when it comes to being able to invest in products that hedge, the opportunities are limited.
Now I am sure that some reader will email me to suggest that investors can use exchange-traded funds to hedge. That’s indeed true, but ETFs are not a solution; the solution is hedge funds for the masses. Right now, however, hedge fund investors are limited to those who meet asset tests. They are not required to be smart,… Read More »
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