Called That Selloff… What About the Week Ahead?

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind.     Momentum is completely red. A global liquidity shakeup...

This Monumental Industry Upheaval Will Give Us a Huge Opportunity

Hedge fund underperformance has sent investors into passive index...

Why Hedge Funds Are Bleeding, and Why You Need to Pay Attention

The S&P 500 has outperformed hedge funds every year since 2008 - and investors are deserting them in...

Here's Why Hedge Funds Are Poised for a Comeback - and Why It Matters to You

Hedge funds' massive underperformance isn't just because funds are no longer hedging against market...

Why Investors Shouldn't Bother with Hedge Funds Anymore

They call Wall Street's big hedge fund managers the "Masters of the Universe," the ultra-wealthy, extremely powerful, undisputed lords of finance...

How To Make Sense of a Pathological Rally

Stocks rallied for the fifth consecutive week, erasing the losses suffered by the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 to start the year....

List of Carl Icahn Holdings Loaded with Stocks You May Own

A look at the Carl Icahn holdings list shows that, like a lot of other top activist investors, he likes name-brand stocks. That means the odds are...

For the Likes of Nelson Peltz and Carl Icahn, the Targets Are Getting Bigger

No company is immune from activist investors. That point was hammered home anew when Nelson Peltz announced Monday he'd bought $2.5 billion of...

Top Hedge Funds Reveal These Best Investing Ideas

You don't have to invest in the top hedge funds to get the benefit of their stock-picking savvy.

By law, hedge funds must disclose...

The Secret Behind My Hedge Fund Trade on Housing

Hedge fund managers could destroy the housing market all over again. How do we know?

We've got every step of their secret plan laid...

How Wall Street Plays the Dark Pools Game

Most people who are just "in the market" don't understand high-frequency trading (HFT) and dark pools.

My knowledge of HFT and dark ...

Meet the New "Masters of the Universe" and Profit from Them

When I first got into the financial industry some two decades ago, the hottest career was in investment banking, the home of the financial "Masters...

What Can You Buy For $616 Million? Not Much, If You’re Steven A. Cohen

Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors was one of the biggest, most powerful and profitable hedge funds on Wall Street. Cohen himself is a...

A Simple Way For the Average Guy to Have His Own "Hedge Fund"

Setting aside the $2.13 trillion under management, there is a certain mystique attached to hedge funds and the people, like George Soros, Carl...

Distressed Debt Investing Now a Favorite Move for Hedge Funds

Regulators have demanded that banks stop engaging in so much risky behavior - chiefly, distressed debt investing. And the banks have begun to...