Category Alternative Investments

Ritholtz: “A hedge fund for you and me? The best move is to take a pass”

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-24/business/39489985_1_hedge-funds-private-investment-partnerships-investors “A hedge fund for you and me? The best move is to take a pass” Barry Ritholtz on Hedge Funds   The math is compelling.  Hedge fund managers get rich – “2&20” as they say.  The investors? Rarely.  And the hedging?  A lot less than you might think, since the name “hedge fund” has […]

Gold Bugs Swatted Again

Gold Bugs Swatted Again Rick Ferri on gold. note especially his charts showing inflation-adjusted price of gold.