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Hedge funds finished the volatile first half with modest declines. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index lost 0.81% in June, more than offsetting the gains in the first five months of the year to leave the index down 0.18% for the first half of 2010.

The operational strength of a hedge fund is now just as important to institutional investors as the pedigree and track record of its manager. And fund managers are taking notice

After the Depression, it took 25 years for the market to come back. After the “great recession” it took a matter of weeks.

Despite feeling the pain of the economic slowdown in 2008, Americans continued to give generously to charities, though few as generously as Warren Buffett who has promised to donate 99% of his riches.

Despite excitement surrounding investing in emerging markets, many industry observers worry the sector won't be able to measure up to expectations.

Build America Bonds have begun to reshape long-term taxable bond indexes that until now included little state and local government debt.

Hedge funds finished the volatile first half with modest declines. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index lost 0.81% in June, more than offsetting the gains in the first five months of the year to leave the index down 0.18% for the first half of 2010.

If the latest version of financial reform becomes law as expected, banks would lose a lucrative but wildly unpredictable source of profits scaling back so-called alternative investments over the next several years.

In the perennial debate over active versus passive investing, FundQuest calls a draw.

It might seem strange to bring up reverse mortgages in a space dedicated to the lives of Baby Boomers.