Investment abuses and fraud

The Basics of Hedge Funds

Hedge funds are the most exotic and secretive of investments. They are primarily used in institutional accounts or in those of high, net worth investors. But hedge funds use strategies that can be used by individual investors, or in some cases, individuals can invest directly in hedge funds if they meet key criteria.

By Chuck Epstein · · 1 min read

Hedge funds are more popular today than ever before, but they are not that well understood by most investors. Hedge funds are primarily an institutional product, but some of their strategies can be replicated by using ETFs.

Some hedge funds are open to individuals if they meet certain criteria. Among these hedge fund managers are:

Hudson Point Capital

Maples Group

Carl

Crystal Capital Partners 

Large institutional hedge fund managers are:

AQR

Citadel

Millennium Management

Man Group

This video explains those strategies, how hedge funds work, their risks, and how they are used in a diversified portfolio.

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