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      <title>Hedge Funds by Alexander Iakab</title>
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      <description>Welcome to my wall! Here you will find 9 useful sources related to hedge funds to better your understanding and learn related news to the topic.</description>
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      <pubDate>2018-04-16 00:26:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Introduction to Hedge funds</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I mainly use Khan Academy to help me study for my academics but surprisingly enough, this well known site also breaks down what are hedge funds and how it is all run. The commentator provides a quick and informative session with an accurate run through of the basics of the outcome of this type of business.  </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 01:18:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Hedge Start up</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/alexander_iakab/xpu6a3xowcoj/wish/252384458</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Patrick McCurdy, head of capital introduction at Wells Fargo Prime Services is featured on Bloomberg for a brief interview related to hedge fund start ups and the progress that an average investor will experience. Even though hedge funds don't account for a huge portion of investments an accredited investor can start up a fund from as little as $15,000 to upwards of $300,000. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 01:23:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Profits of Hedge Funds</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A valid question the average investor may ask is how hedge funds make money? In simplest terms a fund manager takes a pool of investors money and begins to secure their holdings into stocks, bonds, etc, and possibly creating a large and varied profit pool of every investors input. One underling rule that was mentioned in the video was the "2 and 20 rule" where the manager charges 2% of funds and then 20% of profits.  </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 01:30:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>New investments on the rise</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/alexander_iakab/xpu6a3xowcoj/wish/252386795</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Hedge funds are increasingly becoming more popular for big time investment, since a new investment tactic and option has been introduced over the past few years. Aside from stocks, cryptocurrency like Bitcoin has taken the reigns for ideal hedge fun opportunities. This option has seen huge success and is predominantly appealing since the entirety of Bitcoin is essentially its own market. Void of taxes, hedge fund managers have more room for profits and provides much easier organization compared to traditional investments.  </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 01:36:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Volatile market  </title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Over the past 6 years the stock market has been getting more volatile, making overall profits and dividends increasing for both investors and the fund managers. At the same time, 69 percent of active managers overall beat their benchmarks, the best performance in six years. A good example of the rise in volatility is the huge wave of THC company endorsement making stocks rise any where from 80% to 300% in just several weeks. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 01:45:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Pros and Cons of Hedge funds</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Just like any other form of investment tactics, a hedge fund doesn't guarantee the success of an investors profit. A few things that new investors should be aware of, is that funds will be charged in accordance with what the manager seeks and that the average time funds stay circulated is 3-4 years. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 01:54:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Diagram of how a hedge fund works</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>This picture shows the route of how a hedge fund interacts with an investor and the current market. It also provides a good basis for the "2 and 20 rule". </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 02:03:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Facts and progession</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/alexander_iakab/xpu6a3xowcoj/wish/252393742</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This picture below provides an outstanding fact sheet about hedge funds and everything it has to do with he public and the market. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 02:10:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Hedge fund layout</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Every part of how a hedge fund equally relies on every other part. Without a solid proposal and fund plan a manger cannot introduce new accredited investor within the system. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 02:12:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Reflective Questions</title>
         <author>alexander_iakab</author>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-17 02:30:51 UTC</pubDate>
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