Monthly Archives: February 2004

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Officials of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce [CIBC] have pledged their full cooperation to Securities and Exchange regulators looking into the question ofan estimated $1 billion provided by the bank for some investors […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Crude oil futures gained nearly $2 Monday, settling 5.8 percent higher with the highest penny-for-penny gain since Oct. 12, 2000, in a rally inspired by refinery problems amidrecord-low crude oil inventories. Light, sweet March crude oil […]

Feb. 2–Like most of you, I’ve been trying to figure out where this market is going. Both the bull and the bear case are easy to understand. The only question is — which one wins. The bull case is simple. […]

Feb. 1–The tax rate on dividend income has been cut to 15 percent–a nice break for investors. But here’s an important question: Do you know where your stocks are? Wall Street has some explaining to do. You won’t get a […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – What are ETFs one may ask? ETF is an acronym which stands for Exchange Traded Funds, they are index funds which trade on stocks, they are fairly new, and have beenavailable for trading in […]

Growing numbers of investment firms are quietly financing promising hedge-fund managers, much as venture capitalists underwrite risky start-ups in the hope that some will strike it rich. Hedge-fundexecutives estimate that at least 30 providers of seed capital have emerged in […]

Promoted as a risk-free and potentially lucrative route into the complex world of derivatives, capital-guaranteed hedge funds may be viewed by some investors as a panacea. But do these products standup to close scrutiny? Despite their increasing popularity in Asia […]

Hedge funds for the masses are one of the latest hot trends in global asset management. In the United States, hardly a month passes without news of another offering aimed at the broader market. Theconcept has taken off in Europe, […]