Showing posts with label hedge funds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hedge funds. Show all posts
Friday, July 22, 2011
Hedge Fund Interview
Interesting profile in the New Yorker of Ray Dalio, founder and CEO of Bridgewater Associates. Bridgewater is the world's largest hedge fund operator with about $90 billion under management.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Hedgies Selling Gold
As a group, hedge funds appear to be reducing their positions in gold. Over the past decade, gold has been among the best performing assets, rising about 5 fold during the period.
Gold is often viewed as a 'hedge against inflation.' An alternative view is that gold is a bet on disorder--monetary, social, etc.
From the article, it seems that some hedge fund managers believe that interest rates will be rising worldwide, and that those rising rates will hurt gold prices.
position in gold
Gold is often viewed as a 'hedge against inflation.' An alternative view is that gold is a bet on disorder--monetary, social, etc.
From the article, it seems that some hedge fund managers believe that interest rates will be rising worldwide, and that those rising rates will hurt gold prices.
position in gold
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