Jul

31

The Bear has More Fleas

July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Wall Street Journal is reporting that another Bear Sterns hedge fund is in trouble …
Bear Stearns Cos., already forced to shut two hedge funds that bet heavily on the risky subprime-mortgage market, is now facing big losses in […]

Jul

30

Questions for Third Party Marketers: #2

July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here is the second question in our series of questions every hedge fund manager should ask a third party marketer before signing on with them.  This is a simple one and possibly one that is overlooked because it is just that …
 Question #2:
Request a list of any officers, directors, or management personnel who have left in the past two […]

Jul

27

And That’s The Week That Was

July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

And That’s The Week That Was…the Brounes & Associates market/economic commentary for the week ended July 27, 2007.  How can investor sentiment change so much so quickly?  Just a week ago, the Dow and S&P 500 stood around all-time highs, and double-digits annual gains for the major indexes seemed like a foregone conclusion.  Enter…a couple […]

Jul

27

Schumer Opposed to Hedge Fund, Private Equity Tax Hike

July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Dealbook reports today that Schumer’s opposition to a tax hike on hedge funds and private equity firms is likely a double edged sword …
The private equity industry may have gained an inadvertent “frenemy” in Democratic senator Charles Schumer in its battle to keep Congress from raising taxes on the industry’s gains, The Financial Times’ Lex […]

Jul

26

Idiots and Stereotypes

July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Hat tip to Fintag for spotting this one on the Huffington Post.  This Borowitz guy’s ignorance is astounding — and its partially because of people like him that hedge fund managers are often maligned …
The Key to Happiness (huffingtonpost)
On my list of things to do before I die, I’ve already done a lot. I’ve climbed […]

Jul

26

5 Questions for Third Party Marketers, A Series

July 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

Ok.  You now have enough assets under management to begin scouting out third party marketers to raise more investment capital for your fund.  You’d like to spend more time managing your strategy than raising capital! So …
The first thing any hedge fund manager working with a sales agent/marketer should consider is with whom they are dealing.  I know it sounds […]

Jul

25

Tips on Understanding Hedge Fund Investors

July 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

We realize that entire volumes could probably be written about investor psycology — and maybe hedge fund investors specifically.  Yet, there are some basic observations, culled from hard won experience, that can be applied to hedge fund investors and that can make the experience of encountering them a little bit easier once you understand them.  You will note that […]

Jul

23

How to Start a Hedge Fund: Part 1

July 23, 2007 | 5 Comments

This is the first installment in a four part Q&A on “How to Start a Hedge Fund” with Jeffrey F. Kuchta, CFA, Managing Member of Hedge Fund Launch LLC
HFL: I want to start a hedge fund. Where do I start?
Kuchta: Before seriously starting the process you need to ask yourself: Do I have the experience, […]

Jul

21

And That’s The Week That Was

July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Attached/linked please find And That’s The Week That Was, July 20 2007…
We are very pleased to offer our readers the Brounes & Associates market/economic commentary for the week ended July 20, 2007.  What do you get when you combine…1) a vast array of (conflicting) earnings reports; 2) soaring oil prices on the heals of some […]

Jul

20

Tax Hike on Hedge Fund Managers

July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

We are not the only ones not happy about Washington’s desire to raise taxes on hedge funds and private equity firms.  Don Luskin of Smart Money included this sneak peek of his new piece on his blog today. As he points out, hedge fund managers are viewed as being rich — and therefore guilty of not paying enough […]

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