Wall Street Bets on Debt That Doesn’t Exist

by Matt Wirz and Katy Burne, WSJ,   Fresh from Wall Street’s alchemy labs: Credit derivatives tied to General Motors […]

How Star Investors Bet Last Quarter

By WSJ, High-profile money managers and investors zigged and zagged during the latest period, with a host of bank bets […]

11 Ways to Diversify in 2011

By Kelly Campbell, U.S. News, Investment critics have disparaged asset allocation and modern portfolio theory for several years, arguing that […]

Hedge Funds Almost Double Bullish Gas Bets on Cold Snap: Energy Markets

By Asjylyn Loder, Bloomberg, Hedge funds almost doubled bets on gains in natural gas as futures climbed to the highest […]

Hedge funds offered weak returns in 2010

By Emily Chasan & Laurence Fletcher NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds often claim to offer strong returns that are […]

Kaminsky’s Call: Hedge Funds Do Worse Than Market?

By: Gary Kaminsky, CNBC Contributing Editor What do hedge fund managers and closet indexers have in common? More than you […]

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing – December 2010

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, CEO, Oxstone Capital Management Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing We […]

Hedge Fund Alpha Dogs Have a Taste for Beta

by: Christopher Holt, AllAboutAlpha.com, Early last week, we told you about an annual study of the performance of young vs. […]

6 Currencies to Buy Now (Says the “Hotdog Billionaire”)

By Chris Hunter, International Living, Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ll know that the Fed announced more large-scale money […]