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February 5, 2020 Mutual Funds No Comments

The Difference Between Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds

The Difference Between Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds You keep hearing about these big hedge funds making big bets on stocks, but you’re only invested in mutual funds. They both pool together money from a group of investors and manage the total chunk of … Continue reading at thestreet.com Mutual Funds Are Still Keeping Secrets […]

October 7, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

Here is Hedge Funds’ 25th Most Popular Stock Pick

Here is Hedge Funds’ 25th Most Popular Stock Pick Concerns over rising interest rates and expected further rate increases have hit several stocks hard during the fourth quarter of 2018. Trends reversed 180 degrees during the first half of 2019 … Continue reading at finance.yahoo.com U.S. stock funds post second straight weekly outflow (Reuters) – […]

April 2, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

12 Dividend Stocks That Hedge Funds Love

12 Dividend Stocks That Hedge Funds Love Dividends are a precious perk. Research over the past few years from FactSet, Ned Davis Research and River Road Asset Management, among others, have illustrated the long-term benefits of owning … Continue reading at finance.yahoo.com Vanguard Target Retirement Funds: Blind Faith In Market Efficiency Vanguard’s Target Retirement Funds […]

March 1, 2019 Mutual Funds 14 Comments

The Fate of Hedge Funds Never Turned on So Few Stocks

The Fate of Hedge Funds Never Turned on So Few Stocks As a group, hedge funds have been backing away from the stock market even as its dramatic rally added trillions of dollars to share values since Christmas. But one aspect of their faith is rising: the … Continue reading at bloomberg.com Stock-pickers are starting […]

February 26, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

Scientists Prove Crowded Hedge Fund Stocks Are Real and Risky

Scientists Prove Crowded Hedge Fund Stocks Are Real and Risky It’s a trader’s maxim: don’t follow the herd. Now, new research suggests you actually can make money pilling into stocks that speculators are obsessed with, but at a high cost to your nerves. While sw… Continue reading at bloomberg.com Hedge funds were still loading up […]

December 8, 2018 Mutual Funds 6 Comments

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock? Insider Monkey finished processing more than 700 13F filings made by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds’ portfolio positions as of September 30th. In this article … Continue reading at finance.yahoo.com Stocks’ Drubbing Vexes Fund Managers as Year-End Pressure Mounts […]

May 27, 2016 Mutual Funds No Comments

Hedge Funds Are Buying These Stocks, Should You?

Hedge Funds Are Buying These Stocks, Should You? Hedge funds move markets more then you and I could ever dream. The actions that they take in the purchase and sales of equities make the notable headlines you see on a day to day basis. These moves are important to follow and can give investors clues […]

April 16, 2016 Mutual Funds No Comments

Hedge funds post worst stock picking in 7 years

Hedge funds post worst stock picking in 7 years Hedge funds posted their worst quarterly stock picking performance since the financial crisis last quarter, according to data from a major Wall Street firm. The woeful returns came during a little-changed market so far in 2016, just the kind of environment … Continue reading at cnbc.com […]

I want you to think about money for a moment. Who uses it? The whole world does in some form or another. Another advantage that the Forex market has is that there will always be a need for money. You are simply trading one currency for another in the currency market as the 4x is commonly reffered to. The Forex market is not going anywhere. It is here to stay. The only question is then who will be a part of it. We need money to buy the things we use everyday and so do those who live in the other parts of this world.

Performance will vary. Fund performance often falls off and risk levels rise during the subsequent three years after a fund is given an initial five-star Morningstar rating, suggests another recent study by Matthew Morey, a professor at Pace University. One reason for this is that after receiving a five-star rating the size of the fund grows dramatically, which then makes the fund unwieldy to manage, he suggests. Since Morey's study was completed, Morningstar also has changed the way it doles out top rankings to make them more precise. One of the biggest problems with all rating systems is that they are not necessarily predictive in nature. This means they're not really set up to tell you whether certain funds will necessarily do better in the future. For the most part, the ratings indicate how much you might have made and how much aggravation you faced in the process.

Past performance is no guarantee of the future. You have probably heard this disclaimer a thousand times before, but it is really important to understand. Most rating systems have little to no predictive element in them. It's natural to think that the best performer of the past will be the best performer in the future. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Just think about it; if it were that easy, investors would just continue to buy last year's winners knowing that they will be this year's winners. And that seldom works.