Holdings-Based vs. Returns-Based Analysis: Deciphering the Best Method for Forecasting Fund Risk Profiles

For investors engaged with funds that are actively managed, understanding the risks introduced by the fund manager is paramount. Many lean towards a detailed examination of a fund’s holdings to gauge this risk, believing a comprehensive ...
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Beyond the Basics: A Deep Dive in Hedge Fund Strategies

One of the advantages of hedge fund investing is access to sophisticated investment strategies. Given access to flexible and dynamic investments, there are multiple ways of leveraging your investment to enhance returns and fortify your ...
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7 Most Common Hedge Fund Strategies

Hedge funds are useful assets for investors to implement in their portfolios and manage risk. The deciding factor for the success or failure of a hedge fund lies in the quality of the hedge manager. A quality manager is constantly ensuring ...
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Hedge Funds vs. Traditional Investing

Events across the globe impact your investment performance, whether it be war or prospects of a new pandemic or recession. Investors desire steady returns with low volatility. Certain classes of investors, such as pensions or endowments, ...
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The Art and Science of Hedge Fund Due Diligence

Analyzing the attributes of hedge fund managers determines the quality of hedge fund investments. Skilled managers are able to navigate the ins and outs of absolute return investing, finding the best opportunities that bring in the best ...
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Industry Spotlight: RAM Active Investments

RAM Active Investments' Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Emmanuel Hauptmann, shares insights on the impact of Deep Learning Infrastructure, Natural-Language-Processing and AI on systematic trading strategies. What are the salient ...
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Investment Paradigms: Hedge Funds vs. Mutual Funds

Investors often find themselves at crossroads when deciding between hedge fund and mutual fund investments. While both are pooled investment vehicles, they differ significantly in terms of structure, investment strategies, risk profiles, ...
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SPARCs: A New Era of SPACs?

In July 2021, Bill Ackman told investors he would be liquidating and returning capital in his Pershing Square's $4 billion SPAC, the biggest ever SPAC, after failing to find a suitable target company to take public through a merger. ...
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Decoding Manager Success: An Analysis of Equity Long/Short Returns

In the vast landscape of hedge fund products within the equity long/short arena, investors face a formidable task. The pursuit is to sieve through this diverse array in search of a select few managers who not only survive scrutiny but ...
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Industry Spotlight: Millburn Ridgefield

Mr. Barry Goodman is co-CEO of the Millburn Ridgefield Corporation. We discuss his thoughts on salient characteristics and evolutions within quantitative investment management as well as multi-data machine learning approaches to Chinese ...
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