Lucinda Shen of Fortune reports, Eton Park Closing Shows How Hedge Funds Are Dying at an Alarming Rate “All these greedy guys converting to family offices so they don’t have to make their investors money back… the same money that paid them all those fees they became wealthy off of. It’s really sad. The only
Number of Short Biased Hedge Funds 2016: 18 2015: 23 2014: 27 2013: 28 2012: 31 2011: 42 2010: 46 2009: 52 2008: 28 2007: 17 Source: HFR Data Note the trend. The year the Global Financial Crisis ended (2009) after the S&P 500 dropped ~57% in 18 months we hit a peak in Short-Biased
How is that for click bait! Of course I am not talking about the actual President and First Lady but a pair of mated Bald Eagles have nested in Washington DC in the US National Arboretum. My wife of course has me hooked and keep checking on the progress. You can find them on www.dceaglecam.org.
The best advice I have seen in recent times was from none other than Warren Buffet, when he said in a CNBC interview on February 27 that “if you mix your politics with your investment decisions, you’re making a big mistake.” Stay Tuned, Disciplined & Patient! {TJM} Disclosure Please remember that past performance may not
Yes I am referring to the stock market. As per the NYSE Factbook: The average holding period for stocks in 1960 was 100 months or 8 years. By 1970 it had dropped to 63 months or 5 years. By 1980 it had dropped to 33 months. By 1990 to 26 months. By 2000 to just