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BENEFITS OF HEDGE FUNDS

Institutions and individuals alike are increasingly becoming aware of the unique benefits of this alternative asset class.

Hedge Funds Reduce Your Risk

  • Potential to reduce overall portfolio risk through an additional asset class
    Hedge funds represent a different way of managing money with generally low correlations to equity and debt investments. Adding them to a portfolio of stocks and bonds is likely to reduce overall portfolio risk.
  • Potential to provide returns in both up and down markets
    Hedge funds are designed for the potential to achieve the positive returns in all market environments.
  • Potential for superior risk-adjusted performance
  • Specialized managers are focused on very precise areas of expertise
  • Greater freedom and flexibility to take advanatage of investment opportunities than mutual fund managers
  • Broader range of financial instruments at disposal

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  • Focused on absolute vs. relative performance
    Hedge fund managers are only concerned with generating positive returns, as opposed to benchmarking their performance against an equity index that could end up in a negative postion.

  • Hedge fund managers are paid by performance
    Hedge fund managers' interests are aligned with those of the investor, often with the managers' own capital invested.

  • Sophisticated solution
    Recognized by pension funds, banks, insurance companies and sophisticated investors as a way to reduce portfolio volatility and potentially enhance returns.
    • Many hedge fund strategies have the ability to generate positive returns in both rising and falling equity and bond markets.
    • Inclusion of hedge funds in a balanced portfolio reduces overall portfolio risk and volatility and increases returns.
    • Huge variety of hedge fund investment styles - many uncorrelated with each other - provides investors with a wide choice of hedge fund strategies to meet their investment objectives.
    • Hedge funds provide an ideal long-term investment solution, eliminating the need to correctly time entry and exit from markets.
    • Adding hedge funds to an investment portfolio provides diversification not otherwise available in traditional investing.

 

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