Retail access to hedge funds is a hot topic in the news at the moment. So how do hedge funds work?

The dollars can be huge for a large fund with hot numbers: it works like this (more…)

iShares & EDHEC sponsored a recent seminar on the use of ETFs in the management of core-satellite portfolios. Core-satellite investing is in essence a variation on the approach of mixing long term holdings with shorter term holdings within a given portfolio. (more…)

26 Mar 07 

State Street Global Advisors rolled out six new emerging market exchange traded funds last week  (more…)

Jason Goepfert is without doubt one of the best market analysts we know. The following chart from his site, courtesy of The Kirk Report, shows where the leading sentiment indicators fell on January 5th. It’s rare to see a whitewash as clear as this. (more…)

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