Hedge Funds

In this episode of the Plutonomix Podcast, Laurie Kamhi and Barnaby Levin start their series on alternative investments, starting with hedge funds.

 

TIMESTAMPS

• [00:01] Intro
• [01:14] A history about hedge funds
• [02:58] The purpose of hedging and the concept of convergence
• [04:36] What is a hedge fund
• [06:38] Should one add hedge funds to their asset allocations?
• [09:01] Outro

 

RESOURCES

• Chicago Board of Trade of 1848
• A Retrospective on the Demise of Long-Term Capital Management
• Israel Englander at Millennium Management
• Ray Dalio at Bridgewater Associates
• Contact Barnaby
• Contact Laurie