Hedge funds have endured the slings and arrows of multiple critics, including presidential contenders on both sides of the aisle, yet they remain the investment platform of choice for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. This fact is not lost on the...
The human tsunami of refugees created by ISIS’ unprecedented and unchecked rise in the Middle East may prove to be a greater barrier to hedge fund gains than the on-again-off-again FOMC rate hike. Any FOMC rate hike would likely impact hedge funds with equity...
As the scoreboard signals the final minutes of the third quarter, mayhem breaks out on the field of play. It isn’t football, basketball, soccer or hockey; it is the equity markets. The Play by Play On December 23rd, 2014, the DJIA closed above 18,000 for the first...
Rooted in the American culture is a certain level of disdain for those who bite the hand that feeds them. Snitching on a friend, co-worker or neighbor is widely viewed as un-American or, at the very least, disloyal. The extent to which this contempt applies to...
The past several months bears witness to a dramatic rise in aggressive hedge fund activist attacks. This activism is not directed solely toward small, weak or poorly managed companies as one might expect. On the contrary, large, respected, successful enterprises are...
By any measure, the first six months of 2015 has been a wild ride. The uncertainties swirling around the potential “Grexit”, the on-again, off-again specter of an FOMC rate hike, quantitative easing by the European Central Bank, China’s comparatively sluggish economy...
