http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/06/the-new-look-for-hedge-funds-this-summer-mutual-funds/ Hedge funds, portable alpha, 130/30 and alpha-centric investing Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/06/the-new-look-for-hedge-funds-this-summer-mutual-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-161324 John R. Crittenden Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:02:52 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4581#comment-161324 This is a steady migratio away from the strict style box process that institutional investors and retail firms have been pushing for the past 20 years. During the 20 year bull market from 1980 to 2000, they actually fooled themselves into thinking it was that easy. 5 years ago they abhorred a flexible investment mandate and demanded a rigid sixe and style. This "new" retail product mentality won't work. Alpha is all about exploiting inefficencies in a certain market or markets. Homogenized alpha is contradictory. This is a steady migratio away from the strict style box process that institutional investors and retail firms have been pushing for the past 20 years. During the 20 year bull market from 1980 to 2000, they actually fooled themselves into thinking it was that easy. 5 years ago they abhorred a flexible investment mandate and demanded a rigid sixe and style. This “new” retail product mentality won’t work. Alpha is all about exploiting inefficencies in a certain market or markets. Homogenized alpha is contradictory.

]]> http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/06/the-new-look-for-hedge-funds-this-summer-mutual-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-155420 TheTradingReport » Blog Archive » THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 07 May 2009 Thu, 07 May 2009 08:24:39 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4581#comment-155420 [...] all about alpha Despite the aversion retail investors have recently had to hedge funds, the hedgification of traditional investments is apparently continuing in some quarters of the money management business. [...] [...] all about alpha Despite the aversion retail investors have recently had to hedge funds, the hedgification of traditional investments is apparently continuing in some quarters of the money management business. [...]

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