Global Macro Hedge Funds
By Julie Scuderi - May 6th, 2008
With all of the various hedge fund strategies that managers employ, the global macro strategy is one of the broadest yet most detailed approaches used to garner sizable returns.
The global macro manager usually uses leverage to make bets on price movements in any market of the world, hence the term “global.” The term “macro” refers … Continue Reading
Hedge Fund Managers Among World’s Richest
By Julie Scuderi - April 25th, 2008
The coveted list is here! Forbes magazine has named the World’s Richest, with 1,125 billionaires making the list… the most ever. Warren Buffet took the title of World’s Richest Man, with a fortune of $62 billion. Bill Gates was dethroned for the first time in 13 years, with assets equaling $58 billion.Not surprisingly, hedge fund … Continue Reading
Collapse of the Hedge Fund - Survival of the Fittest
By Richard C. Wilson - April 29th, 2008
In 1859, Charles Darwin introduced his theory on “On the origin of species” through this now famous preamble: As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner … Continue Reading
