Dynamic Strategies for Asset Allocation

As risky assets fluctuate in value, the value of a portfolio of assets may change as well accordingly. So, the fund allocation to the risk-less asset may change as well within the portfolio. The fund manager must then decide how to rebalance the portfolio in such changes in the price of the underlying asset. To…

Is Short Selling a Dangerous Game?

One of the most debatable topics when it comes to investing strategies is short selling. When in principle there is nothing wrong with short selling, policymakers and financial regulators remain sceptic and suspicious with regards this market practice given abusive market practices and the potential risks involved. Often perceived as highly risky strategies, short sell…

The most common hedge fund strategies

Hedge funds are probably the most attractive investment in the financial industry, since a myth has been created around their unbelievable returns and performances. The first hedge fund was set-up in 1949 by Alfred Winslow Jones and its name derived by the word hedging which means managing risk. Although now the definition is inappropriate. At…