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The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Lessons From Amaranth There's a lot to learn from the hedge fund's prodigious collapse. Amaranth's stunning demonstration of the speed with which a hedge fund can come undone will certainly have cooled investor enthusiasm for other such offerings.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007	A Fast New Financial Game Called Energy There is a growing role of hedge funds and other financial players in the energy sector. Energy consultant Peter C. Fusaro talks about how the trend is contributing to price fluctuations and where it's going next.
CFO October 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart	Are Your Secrets Safe? A shift in banks' business model raises questions about conflicts.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer	Amaranth: Putting the "A" Back in "Ahhhh!" Let's put the recent collapse in perspective. Although this happened in the crazy world of aggressive, highly leveraged institutional money management, there are certainly some lessons here even for the little guys.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Swiftest Scavenger On The Block There's plenty of carnage on Wall Street these days, and Chicago's Citadel Investment Group has been one of the biggest scavengers.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Bond Woes Add To Banks' Problems With even the fixed-income business faltering, bank earnings are looking dismal.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 Travis Hoium	Behind the Scenes of the Market: How Hedge Funds Trade There are a million strategies hedge funds use to make money. Here are a few of the most common.
BusinessWeek June 12, 2006 Emily Thornton	Inside Wall Street's Culture Of Risk Investment banks are placing bigger bets than ever and beating the odds - at least for now.
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Angel Ubide	Demystifying Hedge Funds In an effort to soothe worries about transparency and supervision, public authorities are trying to develop new approaches to meet the public's need for financial system stability and investor protection while enabling investors to enjoy the benefits that hedge funds bring to financial markets.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Emil Lee	Is the Carry Trade for You? A carry trade can be defined as borrowing at a low interest rate and then lending at a higher rate. Because carry trades are at the mercy of the liquidity of the markets, they are highly risky. Investors, beware.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2008 Rich Duprey	Hedge Funds Ask: Where's the Love? It's been a long, strange trip since the hedge fund industry's summer-of-love confab.
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Anne Tergesen	A Fee Frenzy At Hedge Funds Add in extra charges for items such as audits, account administration, and trader bonuses, and the average hedge-fund investor pays as much as 3.5% of assets a year.
BusinessWeek April 9, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Vultures To The Rescue A new market gives holders of distressed hedge funds a quick escape.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2006 Mike Norman	Don't Get Comfortable With Cheap Oil Still-untamed speculation on oil prices means it can snap back at any time. Investors, beware.
CFO February 1, 2006 Don Durfee	Meet Your New Bankers Hedge funds have a pile of cash to lend. Should you take it?
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Hedges: The New Corporate ATMs Hedge funds and other institutional investors are lending money to corporations as banks get pickier.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Jeff Joseph	High-End Investors Don't Fear Hedge Fund Blow-ups The large losses of the Amaranth Advisors hedge fund last September and other similar highly-publicized failures are unlikely to deter hedge fund investing by those rich individuals who manage their own portfolios, judging from a survey of the participants in a high-end investors' club.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 Tom Taulli	Shareholder Nightmare on State Street State Street is getting a big piece of the hedge fund market, but it comes at a high price. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 John Finneran	Hedge Fund Wizards Money managers cast spells over the market -- and reap huge rewards. Hedge funds operate in a haze. Penetrating how they earn returns and take risks is tough, but is a good exercise for investors.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	Hedge Funds Continue To Mushroom While the sector is experiencing growing pains and a high mortality rate, the major challenge hedge funds face today is building capacity to meet growing demand for higher returns from institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
Registered Rep. January 29, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Hedge Funds Losing Their Appeal? The star power of hedge funds seems to have waned in 2006, at least among the wealthiest set. Will investors -- and their advisors -- continue to cool to hedge funds?
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005	Hedge Funds Explained While the word "hedge" conjures up images of investors cautiously hedging their bets, hedge funds are often extra-risky, volatile investment vehicles that demand huge upfront investments, sometimes in the millions.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2011 Maz Jadallah	Hedge Funds Are Bullish on Equities Hedge funds are increasing their gross exposure to equities to a greater degree than institutional investors.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Ronald W. Roge	To Hedge or Not to Hedge The underlying premise of hedge funds, to reduce volatility in a portfolio, is not in itself flawed. What can we do, as fiduciaries, to use them to achieve the performance necessary to meet our clients' long-term financial objectives?
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Nanette Byrnes	Can Retirees Afford This Much Risk? Public pensions may have grown addicted to high-risk alternative investments.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Anne Tergesen	Big Risk On Campus Hot portfolios at Harvard and Yale have smaller colleges moving aggressively into hedge funds. They may be putting their endowments in jeopardy.
Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003	The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation Hedge fund products are increasingly available to a broader audience than previously had access to this asset class. A barrage of news reports focused on hedge fund fraud and blowups raises the idea that regulation might provide a useful fix. So should hedge funds be regulated? No.
HBS Working Knowledge October 6, 2003 D. Quinn Mills	The Problem with Hedge Funds Hedge funds are the New Big Thing -- and that's bad for the average investor, says professor D. Quinn Mills. An excerpt from Wheel, Deal, and Steal.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Alexander M. Ineichen	Debunking the Myths that Dog Hedge Funds Probably because hedge fund managers have gotten fabulously wealthy and are secretive (guiltily so), a body of untruths has sprung up. Of course, much of it is built on anecdotal evidence, oversimplification, myopia or simple misrepresentation of fact.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005	Hedge Funds, Explained While the word "hedge" might conjure up images of investors cautiously hedging their bets, hedge funds are often extra-risky, extra-volatile investment vehicles that demand huge up-front investments, sometimes in the millions.
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn	Hedge Fund Backlash Investors deserted hedge funds in droves in 2008, angered by the perceived arrogance of managers who weren't holding up to their promises.
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Dan Wheeler	Hedge Funds, Unplugged Take the buzz out of the hedge fund phenomenon, and you may find less electricity than you think.
CFO March 1, 2007 Randy Myers	Dividing the Spoils Most CFOs and treasurers recognize that when the credit cycle finally does turn, they may need the goodwill of a longtime banking partner to ensure access to capital under less-than-ideal conditions.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Beware of Crashing Hedge Funds Being locked out of hedge funds might actually benefit you.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Elizabeth Wine	Hedge Funds: Are They Worth It? Strategists in the wirehouses and elsewhere say hedge funds were wrongly maligned, and that the good funds can still serve the purpose of diversifying a portfolio and reducing risk.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image.
Wall Street & Technology November 29, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	CIO Challenge As hedge funds soar, winning their order flow has become more vital than ever. To compete for that business, brokers and other providers need to offer hedge fund managers wider access to markets and trading products, and break down silos to improve integration.
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Saijel Kishan	Why Winning Hedge Funds Are Wary Investors who dodged the crisis are uncertain about what's ahead.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Tim Beyers	SEC Hedges on Funds The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a hotly contested battle, chose to force more regulation on the fund industry. A new rule requires hedge funds to register.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Alan Lavine	Alternate Ways To Hedge Portfolios Should you put your well-heeled clients into unregistered or registered hedge funds? Or is it better to select a mutual fund that uses hedge-fund tactics and is managed by a registered investment company?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Investment Banking Business: Money Management These days, investment banks do much more than just investment banking. In addition to traditional asset management they're getting involved in hedge funds and private equity.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005	Hedge Funds Set to Boil Investors looking to beat the average returns of the market will be heading to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds even more in the future, says new research.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Rich Smith	The Momentum Trader's Curse Which do you buy: the great business or the fast stock?
Investment Advisor December 2005 Savita Iyer	Transatlantic Teachers Hedge funds are big news in the U.S., but old news in Europe. What can we learn from Europe's approach to hedge funds?
Financial Advisor February 2007 Thomas M. Kostigen	Firm Offers Reps Their Own Hedge Funds Independent broker-dealer First Allied's program raises questions about risk and conflicts.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Welcome to the Hedge Fund Maelstrom Who will get sucked down next? As the volatility in the hedge fund market increases, more hedge funds are claiming big losses on the year. Some have taken bad enough losses to discuss closing out funds.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Stop Payment on Blank-Check Companies Investors, if a company doesn't tell you exactly how it'll make money, stay away.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Are Hedge Funds Struggling? Have recent market swings caught hedge funds by surprise?
Wall Street & Technology January 11, 2007	Leading Fund Administrators Are Building Out Their Fund Administration Services A rising number of hedge funds and fund managers to outsource middle- and back-office functions, thus allowing investment managers to focus on what they do best: turn profits for clients.
Registered Rep. August 26, 2011 Stan Luxenberg	Hedge Funds Now Going for Institutional Money Instead of HNW Individuals While hedge funds once catered primarily to wealthy individuals, now the main clients are pensions and institutions. That shift is forcing hedge funds to change the way they operate.