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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Investor Alley => Topic started by: dungoofed on August 28, 2015, 06:04:24 PM

Title: Another graph for your collection
Post by: dungoofed on August 28, 2015, 06:04:24 PM
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-08-28/mom-and-pop-outsmart-wall-street-pros

"Start with hedge funds. After missing a generational rally in which the Standard & Poor's 500 Index tripled, hedge funds finally began going long U.S. equities -- just before the China trap door swung open. The Wall Street Journal reported that many funds got shellacked this month, giving up all of their year-to-date gains in a week. "

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Title: Re: Another graph for your collection
Post by: LAGuy on August 28, 2015, 07:02:51 PM
I'm sure they'll fine someway to pass their losses onto the taxpayer, so the final joke will still end up on us. Unless you FIRE'd and don't pay taxes anymore, lol.
Title: Re: Another graph for your collection
Post by: matchewed on August 29, 2015, 06:43:33 AM
I'm sure they'll fine someway to pass their losses onto the taxpayer, so the final joke will still end up on us. Unless you FIRE'd and don't pay taxes anymore, lol.
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Title: Re: Another graph for your collection
Post by: matchewed on August 29, 2015, 06:44:32 AM
Come on is anyone on this board actually surprised that hedge funds under-perform at this point? :)
Title: Re: Another graph for your collection
Post by: TomTX on August 29, 2015, 07:11:29 AM
Come on is anyone on this board actually surprised that hedge funds under-perform at this point? :)

If you read the financial "news" you always get stories about the single hedge fund that just made a billion dollars in a week or whatever. They don't contrast it with the billions lost by the other hedge funds in the same timeframe.
Title: Re: Another graph for your collection
Post by: matchewed on August 29, 2015, 07:18:12 AM
Come on is anyone on this board actually surprised that hedge funds under-perform at this point? :)

If you read the financial "news" you always get stories about the single hedge fund that just made a billion dollars in a week or whatever. They don't contrast it with the billions lost by the other hedge funds in the same timeframe.

Well there's my problem. The "if" portion of the statement seems to fly past me.