Chris Hedges

Have you ever heard a story of a crime that has taken place and wondered “Why?”, if you are like most other humans the answer is yes. We all hear stories that makes us wonder of the events leading up to that moment or the main cause of the whole situation. Becoming a forensic psychologist will give me that insight on the “why?” behind the action. Because of my ability to be comfortable in unfamiliar situations and my empathetic and outgoing nature. I have chosen to begin my career journey at…

Adding the risk-free government securities would result in a lower beta for the new portfolio. The new portfolio beta will be a weighted average of the individual security betas in the portfolio; the presence of the risk-free securities would lower that weighted average. q. The comment is not correct. Although the respective standard deviations and expected returns for the two securities under consideration are equal, the covariances between each security and the original portfolio…

When studying and doing research on one of the world’s largest hedge funds ever in existence, I came across a corporation called Bridgewater Associates. A huge hedge fund with over $169,000,000,000 under management of analysts, traders, risk specialists, portfolio and fund managers as well as hedge fund partners; Bridgewater is run like a cult which can be a good thing or a bad thing. But in terms of hedge funds a cult like operation can be a very successful operation. If you make even 1 percent…

What are Hedge Funds? There are numerous big players in the financial world. Some of these players take on extremely high risks and promise to produce equally high and sustainable returns, while others take on a significantly lower risk and usually deliver lower returns. Hedge funds and their managers align with the high risk/high yield model. Since the creation of the first hedge fund in 1949, this model has continually proven to be one of the most lucrative and yet most potentially damaging…

For those who hear of Martin Shkreli and read his story, the first thing that comes to mind might be a man with ruthless ambition or maybe a young man trying to escalate the ladder of success. Despite his arrogance and self-fishness, Martin Shkreli comes from a humble background. Shkreli was born on April 1, 1983 and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of immigrant parents from Albania and Croatia. His family came to the U.S. in search for better opportunities. As they lived in New…

advantageous to both large and smaller investors. 1) The required minimum investment is smaller for fund of funds compared to hedge fund. 2) Diversification results in lowering of risk 3) Negotiation for reduction of fees payment. 4) Analysis of investing portfolios may help in investing in good company portfolios 5) Agreements to get access to capacity of Hedge fund Types of Hedge Fund Investor Risk tolerance, investment horizon, investment objectives, and investment restrictions…

could remove the risk from investments. Many financial derivatives were invented to exploit the BS formula. So after the academics received the Nobel price, LTCM (long term capital management) was created (smart guys going to the market). In 1995 the hedge fund LTCM (long term capital management) was created. The Nobel prize winners had no problem raising the capital and became what could be the team of the century. Within months $3bill raised. Started investing. Nobody could know what they are…

UTI (Unit Trust of India) The Unit Trust of India to a great extent manages the common asset plans and in this way famously known as UTI Mutual Fund all over India. It is overseen by UTI Asset Management Company Private Limited which was set up on January 14, 2003. UTI Asset Management Company Private Limited has been constituted by the UTI Trustee Company Private Limited for managing different plans created by UTI shared asset furthermore the plans that are exchanged by the UTI common asset…

Following the events of the latest financial crisis, the interest of media, public and investors towards the behavior and management of companies has seen a steady increase. Nowadays, companies are not judged solely on their financial performance but also on activities affecting a wider range of stakeholders. The set of activities under scrutiny by this research revolves around Environmental, Social and Governance practices and their effect on returns. Theoretically speaking, such activities are…

Gaining a basic understanding of finance can be difficult given the number of complex details and caveats that make up the markets. For this reason, some of the most important concepts often go overlooked or misunderstood, one of those being Libor (London inter-bank offered rate). The rate is widely considered the primary benchmark in finance upon which trillions of dollars of contracts are exchanged. Libor is a money market interest rate which banks and financial institutions use as a…