hedge funds

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  New Hire Roundup: Hatteras Promotes Murphy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2012

  This week in new hires, Robert Murphy was named CIO of Hatteras Alternative Mutual Funds; Steven Lofquist went to JHS Capital Advisors; and Franklin Square welcomed Mike Gerber.

• The Birth of Hedge Funds

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  November 1, 2010

  Alfred Winslow Jones was a financial journalist before he became a wildly successful investor who would be known as the father of the hedge fund...

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  The Top 10 Trends in Wealth Management

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  October 22, 2010

  Borrowing from David Letterman, we give you our "Top 10 Things That Have Wealth Managers Buzzing."

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  Managed Futures and Asset Allocation: Asset Class or Investment Strategy?

  By Matt Osborne, Altegris  |  October 1, 2010

  As alternative investments go mainstream, I believe it's time to acknowledge that the broad universe of alternatives is another asset class, alongside stocks, bonds, cash, real estate and commodities.

• Hedge funds now? Absolutely

  By Staff Writer  |  June 1, 2009

  We've heard about hedge funds and the global quantitative unwinding they've caused, but there are a lot of hedging strategies still available, which translates to...

• The True Costs of Active Management

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  February 1, 2007

  Even the most rational investors must admit to temptation when the subject under discussion is actively-managed mutual funds. After all, it's nearly impossible to read...

• What Alternatives Do Advisors Have?

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2006

  This past August, Morningstar and Research magazine surveyed financial advisors on the state of alternative investments. The perspective of and choices made by financial advisors,...

• The Case for True Diversification--Searching for Alpha, October 2006

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  October 2, 2006

  It's been a long six years for investors in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. After a spectacular third quarter this year, the oldest index of U.S. stocks is now a breath away from the all-time high of 11,722.98 set on January 14, 2000.(Searching for Alpha, the monthly index newsletter for...

• Over the Hedge

  By Alexei Bayer  |  October 1, 2006

  A recent piece in Vanity Fair describes how multimillionaire hedge fund managers have converged in great numbers upon the once-tony suburban community of Greenwich, Conn.,...

• Mixing It Up

  By Gregory Taggart  |  September 1, 2006

  Here's the situation: Either you have already invested some of your clients' money in one or more hedge funds, or you've decided that investing in...