Tag: mutual funds

Hedge funds and mutual funds serve different types of investors, providing various strategies, fee structures, and liquidity options. Hedge funds focus on accredited investors...

Data presented by Buy Shares indicates that the top ten largest mutual fund companies cumulatively have $36.26 trillion assets under management. The assets are...

Most investors believe that mutual fund schemes are perhaps the best investment option for long term capitals gain. But here’s the harsh reality of the...

The article is continuation of our series of articles from the book " The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager". The previous posts covered the recent...

The creation of the very first Hedge Fund dates back to 1949 when Alfred W. Jones coined the term ‘Hedged Fund’, meaning a fund...

Sometimes people use the terms hedge funds and mutual funds interchangeably, which is incorrect as they have some marked differences between them.  First, let’s...

Eurekahedge is an initiative that was started back in the year 2001. It started out as a small effort by a number of finance...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering new rules for oversight and stress testing of the asset management industry. In response to concerns...

The nation’s largest public employee pension fund, California’s Public Employees' Retirement System (CALPERS) announced that it is ending its investments in hedge funds. The...

The hedge fund industry used to have humble beginnings: in 1990, it had $40 billion in assets under management. Now, its growing appeal has...

What is a Hedge Fund?  A hedge fund is an aggressively managed investment fund that is maintained by a professional management firm. Hedge funds are...

Hedge funds are similar to mutual funds in certain ways, but they also tend to differ greatly when it comes to certain things. They...

Until now, we have seen how earlier versions of mutual funds came into being but we have barely even scratched the surface so far;...

The beginning of Mutual Funds There happens to be some confusion between two different schools of thought, each of which has their own version of...

The history of funds and hedge funds Part 1 Introduction Types of Mutual Funds  There are several different kinds of funds available to those who are...