Articles about investing hedge funds (0-50 of 418)

  • Funds And Games
    By: Revington Charollete | - A large number of regulatory changes have taken place or have been proposed in the past two years affecting the financial sector. Of the recent regulatory changes, which has had the greatest impact on the funds industry to date?

    Jeffrey Bronheim, general counsel, Cheyne Capital: When the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive [AIFMD] was published certain provisions could have harmed the hedge fund business in Europe. While the final directive is more appropriate it will sti ...

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  • Hedge Funds Offer Risk-sharing Bridge
    By: Cheyne Capital | - New financial regulations have created a gulf between those who need capital and those who have it. On one side stand the banks. They are trying to reconcile an increased cost of capital with political pressure to lend more to small businesses and help kick-start the economy.

    On the other side are the pension funds, insurance companies and family offices, which are sitting on large pools of long-term capital but face a dwindling universe of investments that deliver a decent yield.
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  • Hedge Funds And Private-equity Firms Have Big Plans For Europe
    By: Revington Charollete | - Up for grabs will be distressed corporate loans, property debt and non-core businesses as European banks shrink their balance-sheets to meet stricter capital requirements. Huw Van Steenis of Morgan Stanley estimates that banks will have to downsize their balance-sheets by 1.5 trillion-2.5 trillion ($2 trillion-3.4 trillion) over the next 18 months. Funds have only about $150 billion to spend on distressed debt in Europe, he reckons, which means they should have their pick of assets.


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  • Cheyne European Event Driven Fund: Cheyne Capital Management (uk)
    By: Cheyne Capital | - Although many people would take one look at Europe and turn away, Simon Davies, head of the event driven division at Cheyne Capital, sees a wealth of opportunities. As one of a team of nine for the European Event-Driven Fund, Davies is surprisingly upbeat about European merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.

    "For us, I have always said we have never needed a large-cap M&A boom to be able to make money. Our fund is nimble enough to be able to invest in mid-cap M&A situations and cred ...

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  • Your Own Retirement Hedge Fund
    By: Doug West | - Isn't it odd that the US government won't let you invest in a hedge fund unless you are worth a million or more, but they will sell you a lottery ticket as long as you have the price of the ticket?

    Something is wrong with that picture isn't there? Those ones who buy a lottery ticket every day would be MUCH better off if they could invest that money. Even if they picked Bernnie Madoff as their Hedge Fund manager, they have a better chance of coming out than with the lottery ticket (m ...

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  • A Hard Year For Heroes (or, An Ode To Staying Power)
    By: J. Litle | - If your retirement account is in good shape this year, you are ahead of Wall Street's finest. One of the world's largest hedge funds has nearly been cut in half.

    John Paulson made billions with a huge bet on the housing bubble. His success attracted a flood of capital. At the peak, Paulson's funds managed a whopping $38 billion.

    In 2011, though, John Paulson made another huge bet on economic recovery -- a forecast that never came to pass.

    His conviction, an ...

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  • What Is Hedge Fund Accounting?
    By: Art Gib | - When you get into the really sophisticated end of investing, hedge funds are on the list. While the average person or investor won't be involved with them, it's important to know what they are. If you have ambitions in this area, you'll be able to lay out a plan that will get you involved eventually.

    Where a fund is a collection of money, a hedge fund is basically a collection of lots of peoples' money. Originally, this type of fund was invented by Alfred W. Jones in 1949 as a met ...

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  • If You Invest, You Should Be In Alternative Investments
    By: Julia Lundstrom | - Hedge Funds, Managed Future Funds, Currencies, Commodities...

    For 90% of investors these are foreign, even scary terms. I mean, hedge funds are what caused the 2008-2009 crash, right?

    Let me give some clarity around an investment world that gets a bad rap... There are a thousand different types of hedge funds, managed future funds and even currency and commodity funds. They all target different investments and different strategic asset allocations and different method ...

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  • Financial News Rising Stars
    By: Revington Charollete | - Because of their youth, these young men and women have no preconceived notions of how things "should" be done, and are not constrained by a traditional mindset.

    Feras Al-Chalabi
    Partner, Odey Asset Management
    Al-Chalabi joined Odey in 1999 and manages $1.2bn of long-only money. This year he has made returns of 11% for Odey's flagship continental Europe fund, ranking it in the top 10% of peers over one, three and five years. Al-Chalabi has focused on investing in luxury g ...

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  • Hedge Fund Vs Mutual Fund, Understanding The Differences
    By: Minnie Saliced | -
    In 1949 Australian Alfred Jones was credited with the term "hedge fund". Traditionally it derives its name from the employment of hedging to manage risk whereas achieving superior returns. These days, a hedge fund is an un-regulated investment vehicle designated for sophisticated, additionally called the "Accredited Investor".

    Mutual funds gained popularity within the 1980's. Previous to the current time, the problem of the little investor was in obtaining ...

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  • My Thoughts On Commercial Real Estate Investing
    By: Sam Ally | -
    Commercial Real Estate Investing vs. Residential Real Estate

    Is commercial real estate investing a better investment than investing in residential real estate? Now, we all know that real estate in general is a great investment vehicle and both residential and commercial properties can be good investments. Either avenue can have a tremendous effect on your net worth, but most people think only of residential property when they think about investing in real estate. While this ...

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  • Hedge Funds Are Risky For A Reason
    By: Shane Flait | - Hedge funds pool investors' money to invest those funds in financial instruments to make a significant positive return in all kinds of markets. This isn't easy, but hedge fund managers use a wide set of investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss. Here's how they work...

    Unlike mutual funds, hedge funds are lightly regulated. They're not required to register with the SEC; they typically issue securities in "private offerings" - also not registered with the SE ...

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  • Hedge Fund Public Relations Firm Are Trusted Allies Of Financial Services Providers
    By: Kevin Waddel | - The global near meltdown of the world economy has a considerable effect on how private investors spend their money. Private investors want to ensure that they have a reasonable chance of a decent return on their investment; otherwise there is no point to investing it, if money is tight. In the past, private investors might have been more willing to take risk with speculative investments, such as hedge funds. By after the economy collapse and the government had to intervene to prevent the down ...
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  • Hedge Fund Public Relations Firms Strive To Make People Feel Confident In Investing In Hedge Funds
    By: Kevin Waddel | - In light of recent economic developments, it should come as a shock to absolutely no one that private investors are becoming more frugal with their expenditures. They are far less likely to spend a significant amount of money on a risky investment. The potential for a considerable profit has to be great in order to justify the risk. This was not always the case. In years past, many private investors grew bold in terms of how they invested. They began throwing money around like nobodys busines ...
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  • How To Fund A Hedge Fund
    By: Sara Nunnally | - Yesterday, we received a letter from Smart Investing Daily reader L.D. This question was different from other questions we've fielded so far...

    I have been a Professor of Business Law in New Orleans, Louisiana for a number of years and have been fortunate to meet many people here in the business community.

    Recently, I was asked by one of my foreign students if I ever considered becoming an intermediary or third party marketer for hedge funds. I understand that these pro ...

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  • Hedge Funds Not Only Survived The Gfc, But Prospered
    By: Charlotte Rivington | - According to research house Rainmaker Information, Australians had $30 billion invested in hedge funds at the end of 2010, up from $20bn in mid-2007. The sector was hit by the GFC, with investment falling from $27bn to $22bn at one stage, but has roared back (see chart page 7). "It's one of the few segments of the Australian funds management industry where the amount invested is currently higher than it is ever been," Rainmaker head of research Alex Dunnin says.

    "Hedge funds would b ...

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  • Hedge Fund Regulation Trends
    By: John Financial | - Hedge funds are pools of money invested by individuals or groups of qualified investors who met federal requirements, which are determined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) in the United States. Today, there is much talk about regulations in the hedge fund market. The two leading financial market regulators, the SEC, and Financial Services Authority (FSA) seem to be slowly but steadily moving in direction of controlled regulation.

    As hedge funds popularity grows yea ...

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  • A Unique Approach To Hedge Fund: Get Maximum Returns By Risk Management
    By: Ashley Smith | - Financial Risk management is often viewed as something that sits outside the investment progression and acts as a buffer on returns. Though, the early imminent into hedge funds over I5 years ago was that the contrary was true. An experienced hedge fund manager tends to engender their returns through their risk management methods, and these are central to their ability to deliver Alpha (excess returns).
    Risk managers ability to the hedge positions and their levels of experience enables ...

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  • Electronic Markets
    By: Tim Jones. | - The electronic boom at present has really changed the way people work in today's contemporary and fast going world. Every thing has become effortlessly accessible. One needs to click few mouse buttons and things are carried out in just a second. No 1 had ever imagined that this kind of technological advancement would change the entire world.

    The time has come and everyone ought to be thankful to the contemporary technology and also the minds that worked in bringing such a big revoluti ...

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  • Who Is A High Net Worth Individual
    By: Tyrone Tiyt | - We have all heard of millionaires, billionaires and their interesting lifestyles. Nevertheless, really lately, the term "High Net worth Individual" is becoming used for describing a person who has a large net value. In majority of cases, these people have reached the standing of what is today popularly recognized as the Higher Web value People by means of gathering wealth. Mostly the wealth has been discovered to be handed down to them by generations. A study about their working systems and thei ...
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  • Top Wealth Managers
    By: Tim Jones. | - Money management is referenced to, as a greater discipline with regards to advice in terms of investment which includes specialist financial services and monetary planning. The primary idea is always to provide families working with services in legal resources, retail banking, investment management, and taxation with a few advice goals so that you can sustain and develop long-term wealth. Monetary planning also helps traders who are accumulating wealth or have done so already. Top wealth manager ...
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  • Investing For Fast Returns
    By: Tim Jones. | - Beginning out as an entrepreneur tend to be intimidating. You will never know where you should invest, exactly how much or when you should unwind. The trick is straightforward - compound your investment funds! Subsequently after are a few compounding investment industry secrets from me to help most people. Fast return investments.

    To start with, everyone unquestionably have to make sure that you're concentrating on opportunities that may see income in the quickest period of time. A g ...

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  • Equity Research Analyst Jobs Requirements And Responsibilities
    By: swati kapoor | - The jobs of equity research analysis typically involve some statistical skills and an acumen of investment decisions based on the data and trends. The evaluator has to assess all the relevant data and information and recommend investment opportunities to a firm or a single trader. Capital market research jobs require the candidates to assess the risk involved in particular equity transactions and monitor these risks on a constant basis.

    A stock analyst or an equity research analyst ...

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  • Finding Money In Numerous Varieties Of Financial Funds
    By: Bill Underwooda. | - Everyone is familiar with loans and credit, but in the business world, those only get one so far. While taking out a loan may be great for purchasing that new house and that credit card may be useful for making a payment on the lease for that car, what about a new business or the new large scale housing development? How about making that multimillion dollar movie, surely the bank didn't loan them the money? Every project and business is different and there are different types of financial funds ...
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  • The Pros And Cons Investment Funds
    By: Anna Stenning | - In times of financial hardship, some individuals want to invest what funds they do have in a venture that is profitable and likely to bring a low risk excellent return on investment. Usually these types of opportunities require large sums of money, but through investment funds, small businesses and individuals can have a slice of the financial pie too. Basically investment funds are a consortium of investors that collectively contribute the necessary funds into a venture to reap and share the be ...
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  • The Genuine Reason Why Gold Is Set To Double
    By: Greg Matthews | - Let me be clear with the outset, although: I am a huge fan of gold. I have physical bars moreover I do believe the metal's brightest days are clearly ahead.

    My topic is to facilitate traders should be purchasing for really good reason.

    If you're depending on inflation, you may be very much disappointed. The lack of the reported inflation may persist for a while, particularly given the hedonic government massaging of the Customer Cost Index.

    In the response to tep ...

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  • Bulk Reo And Non Performing Note Investing
    By: Ray Piel | - It"s no secret that Bulk REO investing has become big business and all levels of investors are looking for a way to participate. In this article we will discuss the difference between an REO (real estate owned) and NPN (non performing note), plus how you can profit from both as an investor.

    Let"s start with the fabled REO"

    An REO (real estate owned) is simply a property that has gone through the foreclosure procedure and has been taken back by the bank ...

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  • How Real Estate Hedge Funds Work
    By: Duncan Wierman | - Real estate hedge funds are investment funds designed to invest in and trade stock, debt and commodities in groupings that allow for the greatest dividends, payouts, and gain. Real estate hedge funds must take into account both the intricacies of the real estate market and the volatility inherent in them, and ride out the storms of volatility within the trading market as a whole. Hedge funds have been around since 1949 when Alfred W. Jones created the first " hedged" fund, believing each investm ...
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  • Hedge Fund Vs Mutual Fund, Understanding The Differences
    By: Dwayne Strocen | - In 1949 Australian Alfred Jones was credited with the term "hedge fund". Historically it derives its name from the use of hedging to manage risk while achieving superior returns. Today, a hedge fund is an un-regulated investment vehicle designated for sophisticated, also known as the "Accredited Investor".

    Mutual funds gained popularity in the 1980's. Prior to this time, the problem of the small investor was in obtaining sufficient knowledge to make informed investment decisions ...

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  • Hedge Fund Formation
    By: Alvin Donovan | - As a result of state and federal regulatory issues, Hedge Fund Formation has become more complex over the years. Going back just 10 years, most of the investing public knew very little about hedge funds.

    Now, with the internet, as well as heightened interest on the subject, anyone can find large amounts of information on these once secretive investment vehicles.

    Forming a hedge fund takes careful planning, as well as a strong understanding of the regulatory issues invol ...

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  • Hedge Funds As A Source Of Capital
    By: Alvin Donovan | - Hedge Funds can be a great source of capital for companies. There are many such funds that specialize in funding small and mid-cap companies. These types of funds are sometimes referred to as Special Situation Funds, Private Placement Funds, PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) Funds, Regulation D Funds or even Microcap Funds.

    They will frequently fund public companies through an equity line funding that involves the sale of equity/common stock to fund the company. The company ...

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  • Pipe Funds
    By: Alvin Donovan | - There have been a number of PIPE Funds that have gained notoriety over the years because of the gains they have been able to attain with this strategy.

    It is now categorized as a separate hedge fund strategy along with others like long only, long/short market neutral, special situations, emerging markets and distressed equity.

    The strategy is also sometimes referred to as "Reg D" which is short for "Regulation D".

    Domestic funds in the U.S. are usual ...

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  • Compromise In Sight On Hedge Funds?
    By: Dominic Donaldson | - Not so long ago corporate films were something of a laughing stock. For obvious reasons quality was not much to shout about, and the presenting style was ideal fodder for mockery. However, that is most certainly no longer the case. By employing a professional video production company, it is now possible to get a level of professionalism that would hitherto have been unthinkable.

    At its best a top quality and high impact corporate promotional videos can perform a number of differe ...

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  • Fund Services Tech And Process Risks
    By: Shaun Nich | - Many managers manage the processing and accounting work for bank debt investing internally on spreadsheets. Other fund managers use separate software packages to handle bank debt investments. Unfortunately, these software packages are not integrated with the main book of record and as a result may expose a manager to manual processes and operational risk.
    Some fund managers have realized the best option is to outsource fund administration, including bank debt, to a fund administrator. If y ...

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  • Fund Services - Key Operation Risk Area
    By: Shaun Nich | - Institutional investors are increasingly demanding more transparency around the controls and procedures of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds and managed account managers.
    One key operational risk areas that fund managers should focus on is:

    Experience of Operational Personnel
    Investing in bank debt requires numerous dedicated personnel properly trained on the nuances of servicing the loans and supporting the ongoing maintenance and the processes around ba ...

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  • Cheyne Capital Appoints New Head Of International Sales And Distribution
    By: M Communications | - London based Hedge Fund Cheyne Capital, one of the largest alternative asset managers in Europe today announces the appointment of Max Nardulli as Head of International Sales and Distribution. In this newly created position, Nardulli will be responsible for the marketing of Cheynes diverse and expanding range of products globally including Cheynes new real estate debt, European event driven and equity macro offerings, excluding the United Kingdom.

    Nardulli joins Cheyne Capit ...

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  • What Is A Hedge Fund, Anyway?
    By: marciano guerrero | - What is a hedge fund?

    A hedge fund is an aggressively managed portfolio of securities set up for investors who have a net worth of over one million dollars. Investors who participate in a hedge fund must sign a letter of agreement specifying that they are knowledgeable investors and that they are aware of the risks.

    The hedge fund managers use advanced strategies to maximize the return on investment to the fund. The strategies employ highly leveraged positions inlong a ...

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  • Basic Constituent Parts Of Hedge Funds
    By: Anna Stenning | - As in the gambling term 'hedging', the financial investment class of hedge funds aim to spread the risk of investing by buying up assets in a broad range of areas. By careful selection of appropriate assets, if one asset dips in value, another rising asset should make up for the loss and more). Of course, it doesn't always turn out that way - but hedge funds have been a profitable investment method since they came about in 1949.

    This article looks at the various features of hedge ...

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  • How Should Hedge Funds Be Allocated In Todays Market
    By: Tom Burroughes | - And acccording to Ted Wilson, consultant at Scorpio Partnership, as hedge funds become more commoditised as an asset class, net of fees they often do not provide a better return than more conventional investments:

    The high net worth herd has in some ways moved on from hedge funds, although they still have a place in a balanced portfolio. Family offices are now looking to tracker-type investments for beta and to smaller, limited access long-only investments for alpha, which althoug ...

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  • Using Cta Trend Following Systems To Find Global Macro Trading Opportunities
    By: David Taggart | - CTA's or commodity trading advisers have been using long term trend following technical rules for years with great success. Some of the benefits of such a system is that once you have designed and tested the system it does not usually take much time to update it and have your trades ready for the next day.

    Some of the common public domain type systems are based on moving average crossovers, Bollinger bands, and Donchian channels. While there are hundreds if not thousands of vari ...

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  • Flowing Fund Of Hedge Funds
    By: brain strom | - A collective investment schemes what we call as an investment funds uses an investment strategy which includes holding a portfolio of other investment funds instead of directly investing in securities and shares or bonds. This type of investment is a good example of multi manager investments. Different funds are invested in different investing schemes or funds like, mutual funds, hedge funds or even an investment trust. When investing in any collective investment schemes, investment would increa ...
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  • Hedge Fund Marketing
    By: Redalkemi Syndicate | - A hedge fund manager and/or any person acting on its behalf may not solicit an investment into a hedge fund through any type of general solicitation" or general advertisement" under Section (c) of Regulation D.

    Therefore hedge fund managers rely upon hedge fund advisory services to introduce capital and distribute hedge funds directly to qualified clients. The methods vary by which information can be disseminated. Traditionally, networking was the preferred means of doing busine ...

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  • Profits In Hedge Fund Investing
    By: Jona | - Most people understand what a mutual fund is and think a hedge fund investment is the same thing. They are correct in that a hedge fund is a group of investors that pool their money, just like a mutual fund. Hedge funds, however, dont have the same type of regulation that the mutual fund has. In fact, you have to have a specific amount of wealth to invest in a hedge fund and a required amount of investment savvy. A hedge fund investment is not a public offering, but often a private limited pa ...
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  • Stock Investing Subprime Lender New Century"' Out Of Control
    By: Richard Stoyeck | - They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. It's hard to believe, but subprime lender New Century which is experiencing potential bankruptcy type problems from its subprime lending portfolio decided that the way out of its problems was to make additional subprime loans. In other words, they wanted to loan their way out of the problem. The logic of the madmen making policy at New Century is that if you have a billion dollars in lo ...
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  • Hedge Funds
    By: Ken Charnly | - Hedge funds are investment vehicles that allow the fund to do more than just buy stocks. A hedge fund can go short a stock, use options on stocks, buy and sell in the commodity markets, and also invest in what are called derivatives. In other words, a hedge fund can use the entire gamut of the investment world to buy and sell in the hunt for profit.

    Most hedge funds have very strict criteria as to who can be an investor in their fund. The criteria for being an investor centers ...

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  • Comparing Hedge Funds
    By: Ken Charnly | - There are many choices to consider when you are planning on investing your money. In years past, hedge funds were reserved for wealthy and sophisticated investors. Now almost anyone can buy into the hedge fund type of investment opportunities. The choices you have available in hedge funds are as diverse as those in other types of investments.

    Hedge funds are similar to mutual funds; however they are restricted to the private sector. They do not include any publicly offered s ...

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  • The Three- Legged Investment Stool
    By: A Raymond Randall | - My paternal grandparents were born near Lake Como, Italy. My grandfather learned how to farm, and he did just that until he died chopping wood at age 88. As a boy, I would walk into the barn where I watched him milking cows. Never got the hang of it, but I liked hearing the ping of fresh milk in the galvanized bucket.

    In order to get where he needed to reach, Popper would sit on a three legged stool. That wooden stool causes me to think of three investment legs for every hou ...

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