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Managed Futures; SMAs or Funds
Most Managed Futures Funds will not offer separately managed accounts (SMAs) and often those that do have extremely high minimums...
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Common Misconceptions About Commodities
Most financial advisors tell their clients to keep around 5-10 percent of their portfolios in commodities. The idea is that...
Read MoreWhich type of Real Estate are you investing in?
Why define investment styles? The concept of investment style is imported from traditional assets like Stocks and Bonds. An example...
Read MoreThe best Tech VC funds and how to rank them
Usual ranking methods Traditional ranking methods in Private Equity and therefore in VC funds usually involve return performance metrics such...
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The Ins and Outs of Peer-to-Peer Investing
When it comes to investing, the smart money looks at the stock market – as well as outside of it....
Read MorePre-IPO; What to look out for
Pre-IPO or Late stage VC investing Pre-IPO stock investments are fundamentally a very late stage VC funding investment. These types...
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The Hedge Fund Smell Test
In "Hedge Fund Investing: The 4-Ps," I discussed the notion of due diligence and how investors might go about selecting...
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Hedge Fund Investing: The 4-Ps
There are various reasons why someone might want to invest in a hedge fund. The most obvious, of course, is...
Read MoreReview: Online Hedge Fund Database Providers in 2019
Data vendors are useful in that they allow us to find all the data we may need in one place...
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The Short Guide to Private Equity
Are you looking to “divorce” your stock broker? Are you willing to take on higher risk, a longer outlay, and...
Read MoreThe Endowment Model; Blessing or Curse?
The Value of Alternatives What is known now as the Endowment Model was introduced by David Swensen of Yale in...
Read MorePerforming Due Diligence in Manager selection
Due Diligence consists of performing a careful, competent and thorough review of an investment, its soundness and its suitability. Due...
Read MoreHedge Fund Investing: A Contrarian Dream
Many commentators have voiced opinions about what is wrong with hedge fund investing. In “The Misguided Focus on Hedge Fund...
Read MoreThe Misguided Focus on Hedge Fund Fees
Few doubt that billionaire Warren Buffett is a smart man and a savvy investor. But he is also a hypocrite...
Read MoreManaged Futures; what they are and how they work
A 67 year old Asset class Futures have been around for a long time, in the US the first Futures...
Read MoreTimberland & Farmland an alternative to Real Estate
Timberland and its origin as an asset class Timberland is the ownership of forests for the long-term harvesting of wood...
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Finding the Perfect Hedge: Gold vs. Bonds in your Portfolio
Building your portfolio gives you complete control over which investments to include but it also opens you up to greater...
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet On Recreating Hedge Fund Returns
The hedge fund industry is filled with superstar managers. They consistently turn out above-average returns, making enough money for their...
Read MoreIntroduction to VC Funds and investing in start-ups
The Venture Capital Concept The idea behind VC is to invest in Entrepreneurs and their companies that are in the...
Read MoreIntroduction to Private Equity
A Broad Definition Private Equity has been around a long time and is broadly considered as any privately held interest...
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