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Investment Advisor
September 2005
Clair & Joseph |
Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Hedge Fund Indexes Grow up Mirroring the growth of the hedge fund industry, hedge fund indexing has taken off in recent years, driven by investor demand for transparent benchmarks and the index providers' recognition that trusted indexes can, if carefully constructed and marketed, attract their own assets.   |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
BHP Billiton's Commodity Buffet Is it too late to make a play on the bull run in commodities? BHP Billiton is a highly diversified player -- as are rivals Rio Tinto and Anglo American -- and it's a somewhat safer option for investors who may not want to place all their money on largely single-market bets like CVRD, Inco, or Phelps Dodge. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2005
Stephen Ellis |
OptionsXpress Spreads Its Bets The leading online options brokerage strengthens its competitive advantage. The stock is not exactly cheap at a forward P/E of 23, but the outstanding operating margins of 60%-plus does make this price easier to pay. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Jeff Joseph |
Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Institutions Are Still Committed Two recent surveys provide insights into the current state of hedge funds and their longer-term performance. |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2005
Kevin Burke |
NASD Tightens Noose on Hedge Fund Sales Practices A top National Association of Security Dealers official said on Wednesday that the regulatory agency has launched an investigation into brokers selling hedge funds to individual investors without alerting them to the potential risks. |
Financial Planning
July 28, 2005
Matthew Johnson |
The Muni Market Funds of hedge funds hit the muni market: While still few in number, these funds are designed to achieve greater diversification than individual muni hedge funds. |
Financial Advisor
August 2005
Leola Ross |
Hedge Funds Are Suffering And How They Can Recover Some say hedge funds, which sprang into prominence and popularity in the wake of the 2000 stock market crash, are on the decline. But before we doom the entire hedge-fund industry, we need to examine what has gone awry and assess whether there is hope for the future. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Keep Investing Simple Keep investing simple and watch the returns come in while you relax. Get-rich-quick strategies using options sound too good to be true -- because they are. Spend a few years perfecting your long-term strategy before diving in. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Hitting Up the Merc Growth at this derivatives exchange continues to be torrid, but revenue per contract continues to slide. From a value-conscious perspective, the Merc looks like an awesome business but a less awesome stock. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2005
Tom Taulli |
optionsXpress Back on the Expressway The company only cares about trading options. In the last quarter, this was definitely a good position. In the quarter, the online broker's earnings increased 26% to $0.17 per share. The Street was expecting a mere $0.16 per share. |
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