Hedge Connection Registers 100th Hedge Fund Member--New Service Helps Hedge Funds Meet Investors
New York, NY (ContentDesk) April 18, 2006 -- Hedge Connection Inc. ( Hedge Connection ), the first web-based investor introduction service, today announces that it has achieved an important milestone with the registration of its 100th hedge fund member.Lisa Vioni, the founder and President of Hedge Connection said, We are pleased to welcome our 100th hedge fund member to Hedge Connection. Hedge Connection is the only service available that provides hedge fund managers direct access to investors.
Our 500+ investor members and 100 hedge fund members are using our platform to source ideas and build relationships.
Hedge funds representing all strategies and sizes have joined recognizing the value of our service."Launched in October of 2005, Hedge Connection serves the needs of hedge funds looking to meet investors and qualified investors looking for hedge fund investments.
Hedge Funds pay a low annual membership fee to join Hedge Connection while qualified investors join for free.
An industry first, all investor members have agreed to be contacted by hedge funds that are members of Hedge Connection. Hedge Connection is not a broker dealer and does not charge incentive fees or back-end commissions on any money raised.Commenting on the news, Brad Schwartz, COO of Vectors Research Management LLC, an early Hedge Connection member said, We recognized early on the value of Hedge Connection.
As a new Investment Advisor that specializes in mortgage and asset-backed securities, Hedge Connection was an efficient tool to help identify prospective investors interested in our strategy.
Lisa's background in institutional sales and hedge fund marketing is a definite positive as she understands the challenges of raising assets. About Hedge Connection:Ms.
Lisa Vioni, a Wall Street veteran and seasoned hedge fund marketer, founded Hedge Connection Inc. in 2005.
The service is open to hedge funds and qualified investors.
Hedge funds pay an annual membership fee to access detailed investor profiles while qualified investors join for free.
Hedge Connection offers hedge funds the opportunity to post fund information on the platform for free and source the first three investor profiles for free.
Further information can be found at www.hedgeconnection.com..
New Exchange Traded Fund Breaks New Ground in Giving Investors New Investment Choices
San Francisco, CA (ContentDesk) January 12, 2006 -- The world of Exchange Traded Funds continues to expand into uncharted territory. Rydex Investments has launched the first Currency ETF. Each share of the ETF will represent 100 euros plus accrued interest. In this way an investor can gain when the Euro gains in price as well as accruing interest while the fund is held. Of course this would be true if the investor was long the fund.
Exchange Traded Funds trade like stocks so if an investor believes the Euro is about to take a drop, the investor could short this fund like a stock is shorted. Each share of the trust represents 100 Euros. This fund likely to not only be popular with individual traders but also be popular with hedge funds that want to use this fund to hedge against the US Dollar.There are other funds that can also act as a hedge besides the new Euro Fund. StreetTracks Gold fund can also act as a hedge against the dollar, however the advantage of the new Euro fund...
New Exchange Traded Fund Breaks New Ground in Giving Investors New Investment Choices
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5 Things To Know About The Stock Market
50% Of U.S. Households Invest In The Stock Market
Individuals invest in the stock market directly, through mutual funds, their pension plans, profit sharing plans, 401k's, IRA's, etc.
Mutual Funds Dominate The Market
It is mainly the mutual funds, buying and selling, who move the market and cause individual stocks to go up and down. Mutual funds are the 800-pound gorillas of the stock market; at the end of 2003, mutual funds held more than $3 trillion dollars worth of stocks.
The Dow Jones Average Is Not The Stock Market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is comprised of only 30 selected stocks.
In reality, there are more than 7,000 different stocks listed on the 3 major U.S. stock exchanges. That makes it quite possible that, in a given time frame, the Dow Jones Average may be flat or down but many individual stocks may actually be up.
Most Individual Investors Fail
Over time, most individual investors...
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Institutional Investing Forum Addresses the Evolution in Hedge Fund Investing
Washington, D.C. (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) November 8, 2005 -- In its second successful year, the National Strategic Investment Dialogue convened in San Francisco on October 20 to discuss the challenges and complexities associated with successfully harnessing the power of hedge funds to maximize returns and reduce key areas of risk. The invitation-only sessions are part of a national initiative sponsored by Strategic Investment Group to promote candid, meaningful discussions among fiduciaries and leaders of the investment community on issues of vital importance to institutional investors. Participants have included a wide range of respected institutional investors, investment managers, investment advisors, academics, and regulatory experts. Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, President and CEO of Strategic Investment Group, says, We are proud to sponsor this effort to examine and debate important economic, financial and investment issues....
Institutional Investing Forum Addresses the Evolution in Hedge Fund Investing
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Emerging Market Exchange Traded Funds Doing Well
San Francisco, CA (ContentDesk) February 18, 2006 -- If you look at the leading 10 Exchange Traded Funds so far this year, you will see many of these funds are Emerging Market Funds. In general these funds are doing better then US Funds.In spite of there strong performance, all Emerging Market Funds are not the same. You need to see what the underlying Equities are that make up these funds, and then look for trends.The Foreign ETFs that are invested more in manufacturing are doing the best in this area now. This is a shift from what we have seen in the past. The Emerging market ETFs that previously have had the best performance were those that have invested in companies that income was based on commodities, especially oil.Two of the leading emerging market exchange traded funds are iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ) and iShares FTSE.XINHUA China 25 Index Fund (FXI).
These funds are doing well and institutional investors are still showing confidence in these ETFs. This is a trend that has...
Emerging Market Exchange Traded Funds Doing Well
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THE BIG SECRET THE MUTUAL FUNDS DON?T WANT YOU TO KNOW?INDEXING!
Non-indexed mutual funds try to keep it secret that actively managed mutual very funds rarely do better stock market indexes. The higher fees of the managed funds really make it hard for these funds to out compete indexed funds. Smart financial journalists occasionally rat out fund managers for not educating the public in this regard. When this happens the mutual fund managers make a feeble attempt at self defense by pointing to something called the 5% rule. This rule says that for a fund to market itself as diversified it cannot have more than 5% of 75% of the funds total assets in a single stock.
In other words, a fund can have 25% of its holdings in a single stock, but the remaining 75% must follow the 5% rule. The 5% rule was created by the Investment Company Act Requirement. Fund managers claim that this hampers their performance instead of admitting that they are in the business just to clip you for high fees while the mutual fund under-performs the general market. The truth...
THE BIG SECRET THE MUTUAL FUNDS DON?T WANT YOU TO KNOW?INDEXING!
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Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 500 Hedge Funds in Energy & Environment
Houston, TX; New York, NY (ContentDesk) May 15, 2006 -- The Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLC (EHFC, www.energyhedgefunds.com) is now tracking over 500 hedge funds that have a substantial energy or environmental content in its Directory of Energy Hedge Funds. The number of energy hedge funds has steadily grown over the last 24-months as investor appetite for commodities generally and energy commodities specifically, has soared. The majority of energy hedge funds are either commodity trading or equity long/short funds with the most recent growth in commodity trading funds taking place in Europe. Over 5-percent of the hedge fund universe now has a good deal of exposure to energy via commodities, equities and debt, said Dr. Gary M. Vasey, Co-Principal of the Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC.
Many other hedge funds also have some energy exposure today marking the transition of energy from a ...
Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 500 Hedge Funds in Energy & Environment
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