2010
Spectacular Shadow Puppet Show at Helpmann Awards!
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 30-04-2010
2010
Hedge funds pay?
Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 21-04-2010
The social impact and economic benefit of hedge funds? Foundations heavily invested in skilled strategies have higher returns on capital for good causes. Endowments properly invested in absolute return have more for students and spending policies. Pension plans with substantial hedge fund allocations have better funded liabilities than solely long only. Family offices have more for donations, grants and charitable trusts. Sovereign wealth funds gain sovereign wealth. Individual investors an earlier retirement. Hedge funds also provide liquidity and act as a buyer of last resort. Making money in a recession? That is when alpha is most needed and clients hired managers to do.
$5 slate & chalk = index fund –> $500 Apple iPad = hedge fund. Investors can choose old products or more powerful performance. Those billions in “wages” mostly go to philanthropy. Hedge fund pay is a kurtotic variable where fat tails render means meaningless. Rich lists miscalculate “income” and customers ultimately sign all “paychecks”. Those delivering absolute returns deserve a share for making and saving clients far more. Funds below high water marks aren’t paid well in drawdowns as the 20% incentive fee only applies to new profits. Necessity is the mother of invention and we all need INNOVATIVE alpha sources and lower risk MODERN portfolios.
2010
Happy Patriots Day
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 19-04-2010
Apr 19, 2010: We wish you all a Happy Patriots’ Day. Traditionally April 19th was designated as Patriots’ Day in observance of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Since 1969, however, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in April, providing a three-day long weekend!
PatriotLedger has published a special editorial on the advents of Patriots’ Day. We were really inspired by this part:
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2010
March’s Best of FIRE Finance - 2010
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 16-04-2010
Apr 16, 2010: March was a fantastic month since it ushered in spring. The warm sun gave us a break from winter’s snow and chilly weather. Along with spring came St Patrick’s Day.
Delving into history reveals that the name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and called Martius after Mars, the Roman God of War. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first month of spring, a logical point for the beginning of the year as well as the start of the military campaign season. Now that March’s history is behind us, lets go “retro-marching” with joyful enthusiasm and vigor ……….
2010
Short on Tax Money - File an Extension or Pay in installments!
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 14-04-2010
14 Apr, 2010: With Tax Day less than 24 hours away, you are either done with taxes or are hurrying to finish the formalities. But what if you don’t have enough money to pay your taxes?
The first step is not to panic. If you cant pay your taxes immediately, you can consider a couple of alternatives:
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2010
Top Traffic Generators for FIRE Finance - Mar 2010
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 09-04-2010
Apr 09, 2010: March is a special month since it ushers in spring. Students love it because of the spring break where they get a chance to see beautiful places :). In the spirit of new creation and a warm summer ahead we express our heartfelt thanks to our audience for their continued support and loyalty.
Also, we offer our gratitude to fellow publishers who have sent traffic our way and linked to our articles. Our top ten traffic referrers for this month are:
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2010
Hedge fund pay?
Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 08-04-2010
Hedge fund pay? Money manager “salaries” vary widely. It’s a kurtotic world where fat tails render means almost meaningless. Necessity is the mother of invention and we all need innovative alpha sources. Hedge fund rich lists likely overstate “income”. The 20% incentive fee only applies to NEW profits. Those delivering absolute alpha deserve a fair percentage with clients making far more. Funds below high water marks aren’t paid much during drawdowns. Clawback clauses and other changes are coming.
Some good managers that lost money in 2008 worked nearly gratis last year with the 2% going to staff and infrastructure costs. Many “paychecks” were capital gains on own cash in the fund: shared upside AND downside in alignment with investors. AVERAGE hedge fund returns are often mentioned but not AVERAGE hedge fund pay. In finance the average is usually not indicative. Some CDO structurers mixed 800 FICO and 400 FICO scores for “average” default rates and a few managers figured out the probable result years beforehand.
2010
Blogger - Comments Not Showing Up!
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 06-04-2010
If you have a blogger blog, have faced this problem and know a fix for it, kindly send us an email (firegetters@gmail.com). We’d really appreciate it.
2010
10 Smart iPhone Apps that will Save you Money
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 06-04-2010
ATM Hunter (FREE iphone App): You do not need to that annoying ATM charge for using some other ATM. Now it is easy for you to find out your ATM nearest to your location with the help of this app. Remember you can avail this service only for Mastercard debit cards.
2010
Blue Man Group - Earth to America?
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 02-04-2010
You can visit stopglobalwarming.org to find out more about how you can help save the Earth. Have a wonderful weekend ahead :).