Hedge Fund

Seven of the best sites about hedge funds, the alternative investment vehicles often used by wealthy individuals and institutions to try to boost returns. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Hedge Fund at Wikipedia - What is a hedge fund? Here’s a good place to get a definition, including information on the relatively unregulated nature of these funds and the greater risks generally associated with them due to the many non-traditional strategies and investment tools employed by fund managers. Also points out that most countries do regulate the marketing of hedge funds, which restricts their use to wealthy individuals and/or professional investors. The high fees that hedge fund managers can command is discussed, and a list of top performing hedge funds is listed. (en.wikipedia.org)

2. What is a Hedge Fund? - Another page that attempts to define exactly what a hedge fund is, with a brief overview and a focus on the types of investments hedge funds make and the strategies behind those investments. Also discusses funds made up of multiple hedge funds (funds of funds), which this company happens to sell. (www.magnum.com)

3. Hedge Fund Research, Inc. - Chicago-based research firm focuses solely on the hedge fund industry, providing subscribers with a database of hedge funds and their strategy/performance, fund rankings, overall industry reports, more. (www.hedgefundresearch.com)

4. Hedge Fund Jobs at eFinancialCareers - Hedge fund jobs pay well, and there are plenty of them. If you’re qualified, here’s a long list of hedge funds seeking analysts, traders, accountants, IT staff and more. (jobs.efinancialcareers.com)

5. Hedge Funds: Industry Assets Rise By $45 Bln in Third Quarter, HFR Says - October 23, 2007 article on the hedge fund industry’s assets continuing to climb, even with recent losses from some of the top funds. Money invested in hedge funds in 2007 as of October was already more than had been invested in all of 2006. (www.nasdaq.com)

6. Hedge Fund Firm Readies IPO - October 22, 2007 article on hedge fund manager Och-Ziff Capital Management preparing for a November, 2007 initial public offering of its stock. Och-Ziff joins Blackstone Group and Fortress Investment Group as a publicly-traded hedge fund managers. (The trading is in the hedge fund management company’s operations, not in the hedge fund itself.) (www.boston.com)

7. The Hedge-Fund Blues - October 19, 2007 blog post is a tongue-in-cheek pity party for rich hedge fund executives who have suffered mightily during recent market upheaval. (www.jimhightower.com)