Demystifying Hedge Fund Fees

In 2008 the financial markets dominated the headlines, especially the spectacular failures attributed to hedge funds. While hedge funds as a group outperformed the market by a significant margin...

Category Confusion

In February 2006 Morningstar introduced the new category of Long-Short funds. For many people the category has proven to be little help navigating the new world of alternative mutual funds.

Don't Forget to Leave Room for Alternatives!

In today's turbulent markets more and more financial professionals are beginning to look to alternative funds for investment options. As a result more and more investment managers are beginning to create alternative funds...

An Update on the Energy Markets

The price of crude oil has been a topic of great interest for investors recently. Oil prices have seemed to directly affect the broad U.S. markets, resulting in a seemingly negative correlation between the two. Since hitting its July 11th high of $145.08 a barrel, oil has experienced a precipitous decline and today maintains levels below $120/bbl.