Hedge Funds Fudge Their Data…Say It Isn’t So

From The Economist – Some revisions may be down to cock-up but a closer look hints at conspiracy. Counter-intuitively, most fixes aim to make performance look worse than originally stated. That is probably because two-thirds of funds charge performance fees only if they are at or above their highest valuations. Eager to bring forward the time…

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Passive Investing: The Evidence the Fund Management Industry Would Prefer You Not to See

This is quite an interesting video from a group known as Sensibleinvesting.tv. I do agree with its overall thrust – fund managers of all ilks do a rubbish job for the extraordinary amount of money they rip off investors. They do such an ordinary job because they cling to ideas that simply no longer have…

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