That is too general a statement when a hedge fund does not have to hedge. Some can be very risky and some can be all hedged. It depends on their strategy.
people obviously don't do their due diligence when giving money to a fund.....despite the fact that the vast majority of hedge funds under perform indices, despite the fact that by giving money to a fund they are risking a madoff type of scenario i don't understand it
Having in mind all the published posts, I consider that hedge funds are able to decide a lot of questions, and investors just follow the status of their accounts.
Pension money in general will look for lower returns with less volatility to those returns. Rich..yes...sophisticated, not always.
Dude, you are really lacking in knowledge-- Perhaps listening and learning would be a smart bet for you-- rather than spouting off and letting everyone know how little you know??
I like to think of hedge funds as a way to "hedge" your other holdings--- nothing to do with the internal strategy. surf
Hedge funds started out as the "anti-establishment" "anti-institutional" alternative. Unfortunately, the industry has become the institutionalized establishment. Just like Rock N Roll was anti society during altamonte and woodstock, it is now a huge part of society-- Fortunately, there are still funds that are unique and outside of the established norms-- just like there are rock bands that society and establishment will never understand. surf
of course the two village idiots (surf and his alt account debit) come here to attack me without providing any facts hedge funds milk fees from suckers and blind sheep like surf try to defend this industry practice how's it working out for investors of green light capital and pershing square? a monkey could do a better job picking investments