Hedge Funds

Are your equity investments not doing as well as you hoped? Do any gains you get in market bull runs evaporate when the bear market hits? For investors looking for a bit more oomph from their investment portfolios, and who want to make money in any market conditions, hedge funds might provide the answer.

First, what is a hedge fund? The definition is not precise, and is getting less so but essentially they are lightly regulated investment funds that can go both long and short in a market in order to increase their returns. Long and short? Going long means simply buying an investment – you are ‘long’ the investment. Going short however is when a fund sells an asset which it does not own – the idea being that before they have to deliver the asset to the purchaser the price of it might fall and they can buy it for less than they sell it. Such a strategy is what means hedge funds can profit from a falling market.

What do hedge funds invest in? Initially, and still the most important category of assets, are equities. These might be well-known stocks, or smaller companies who might not be on the normal investor’s radar screen. But increasingly hedge funds invest in other financial assets such as bonds and currencies, and increasingly ‘alternative’ assets such as commodities or property.

So the advantages of hedge funds are becoming clear. They can profit in both bull and bear markets, and they can invest in assets outside of the mainstream, which can mean higher returns than on more conventional investments.

Comparing Hedge Funds
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Finding Hedge Funds
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Are Hedge Funds Safe
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Investment Hedge Funds
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Which Hedge Funds
To take advantage of hedge funds, first you have to find them. As with an...
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Suitable Hedge Funds
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Hedge Funds
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Hedge-Fund-Resources
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Hedge Funds For Me
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