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  • Musical Interlude topic for November 2023

    10/31/2023 9:25:06 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 34 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | July 21, 2018 etc | Juli et al
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  • The Beta Band (or why do we call them hedge funds anyway, if they don't hedge at all?)

    11/09/2010 6:56:19 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 1 replies
    The Reformed Broker ^ | 11/09/2010 | Joshua M. Brown
    Beta (market performance) is free. It's Alpha (performance above market returns) that oughta cost ya. Apparently, this is news to many hedge fund investors.The average hedge fund is little more than the highest cost provider of market access. Anywhere from 2 to 10 times more expensive than an asset manager or an ETF wrap program, less transparent, less liquid and less responsible on a fiduciary basis.Sounds great, where do I sign up?And why are we still calling them "hedge funds" anyway? Have a gander at this Onion-worthy headline from the New York Times from last week:Hedge Funds Rescued From Down...