Analyzing the Impact of Gay Marriage on Hedge Funds

June 29, 2015

Regardless of opinion, gay marriage is now the law of the land and the nation must begin the difficult task of sorting out the various legal, financial and other implications inherent in the Supreme Court’s decision. The focus here will be on the potential economic impact of legalized gay marriage, particularly as it relates to […]

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It’s Showtime for Hedge Funds

June 15, 2015

In case you hadn’t heard, Showtime has inked a deal with Andrew Ross Sorkin, of Too Big to Fail fame, for twelve shows in its new series … Billions. The fictional drama features a New York U.S. attorney as the protagonist and, that’s right, a hedge fund billionaire as the antagonist. Paul Giamatti, who played […]

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Hedge Fund Managers as Political Targets

June 1, 2015

The Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans reveals that only 7 of the top 100 are hedge fund managers and the first hedge fund manager on the list is George Soros, ironically the most left-leaning multi-billionaire on the planet. So why are hedge fund managers under attack? Public Perception Hedge funds are largely misunderstood […]

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A Hedge Fund Job Could be a Paradigm Shift Away

May 18, 2015

While opportunities for hedge fund careers are not abundant, they do exist. Past posts have touched on specific personality characteristics hedge fund recruiters seek when considering prospective candidates. These desirable traits include a competitive spirit, the ability to thrive on stress, self-discipline, an analytic mind, decisive, articulate, focused, and, goal oriented personalities. Hedge fund jobs […]

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Reinsurers Skeptical of Hedge Fund Investment

May 4, 2015

Hedge funds have always enjoyed a presence in the insurance sector but Warren Buffet has declared recent hedge fund forays to be a precursor to the decline of major reinsurance companies. What Has Changed Hedge funds have invested in catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities for decades. However, Buffett’s concern is the recent phenomenon in […]

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Has Yellen’s Rhetoric Painted the Fed into a Corner?

April 20, 2015

Uncertainty regarding the timing of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes continues to churn as evidenced by increased market volatility. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has long insisted that any rate hike will be predicated on the nation’s unemployment figures and March yielded a paltry 126,000 new jobs. This is a dramatic 57 percent decrease from […]

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The Redeeming Social Value of Hedge Funds

April 6, 2015

The term hedge fund is synonymous with sinister and secretive in the minds of many. However, this much maligned industry controls in excess of $3 trillion as represented by its collective assets under management and it continues to grow this impressive figure year-over-year. Hedge funds have earned this unenviable public ire through no fault of […]

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