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"…there really is no robust refutation of Lack’s book."

From Felix Salmon’s examination of AIMA’s latest attempt to counter the criticisms of the hedge fund industry in my book. Felix is far more eloquent than I ever could be in assessing AIMA’s report. It’s well worth reading his analysis.

Why Hedge Funds Destroy Investor Wealth

The title isn’t my creation, but is rather the work of Michael Edesess, PhD, CIO of Fair Advisors (an investment firm) and author of The Big Investment Lie (which I am currently reading). Michael just posted a review of my book, and he does an excellent job of summarizing the highlights and adding his own […]

IT Risk as an Investment Consideration

Last week’s Knight Trading (KCG) disaster marked the first time that I can recall when a software glitch actually threatened the surivival of a public company. In recent years computer technology has played an increasing role in the functioning of the equity markets, and KCG’s mis-hap was preceded by the Facebook (FB) IPO mess and the Flash […]

New Ideas

In late July I had the opportunity to present the ideas in my book, The Hedge Fund Mirage, at the CFA Institute’s Financial Analysts Seminar in Chicago. Flying to Chicago for the day afforded me time to catch up on some reading, and some new ideas. From time to time we’ve written about the Equity […]

Why a Greek Exit from The Euro Isn't Inevitable

As we head towards another deadline for Greece, during which they must convince the troika that austerity is on track, there is growing speculation that Greece may be forced out of the Euro. A “Grexit” to use a popular term. Well, maybe, but here’s why it’s not inevitable. First, from Germany’s point of view, Greece’s […]