Hedge Fund Jobs—Yes They Are Out There

Employment within the hedge fund industry is the primary goal of many college and university students. It is also a goal to which substantial numbers of people currently employed in the broader financial industry aspire. The appeal of the hedge fund industry is...

Hedge Funds Poised to Capture Their Share of $10 Trillion

Ten trillion dollars – the staggering sum estimated to reside within the community of potential retail investors, is soon to be unlocked by the Security and Exchange Commission’s rule changes – a direct result of the language in the JOBS Act of 2012. The...

International Monetary Fund Drops the “D” Word

In its January 21st, 2014 update, the IMF hinted at the specter of deflation. The United States has only had two experiences with a deflationary economy; the first from 1870 to 1890 and the second in the 1930’s—in both cases, beyond the living memory of most...

An Element of Hypocrisy

SAC Capital Advisers, LLC has been embroiled in legal battles with the SEC for more than a decade, most revolving around the issue of insider trading. When the practice of insider trading among members of the Senate and Congress (including their staffers) received...

What to Do When Your Firm Heads South

Millions of Americans have lost jobs in the years following the economy’s implosion and it is an unquestioned blow to their self-esteem, finances and life in general. Americans are particularly vulnerable to the effects of job loss on self-esteem. Culturally, a...
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