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1Q 2025 Unlimited Funds Hedge Fund Barometer
Hedge Funds eked out modestly positive performance in 1Q25 with the mix of sub-strategy returns largely reversing the moves of the previous quarter. Emerging Market funds outperformed meaningfully as Chinese stocks surged, meanwhile Equity Long/Short and Event Driven delivered weak outcomes.
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1Q 2024 Unlimited Hedge Fund Barometer
Hedge Fund performance in the first quarter was the best in more than 3 years, driven by an unusual combination of…
The Best Skill or the Most Luck?
One of the hardest things to do in investment management is figure out if outcomes are a function of luck or skill…
Far From Perfect: Inverted Yield Curves Don’t Reliably Predict Recessions or the Direction of the Markets
On October 25, 2022 the yield curve flipped to inverted and has remained so for the nearly 500 days since…
The Outlook 2024: Stronger for Longer
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Not All-in on US Mega Cap Stocks? That’s Prudent, But Currently Underperforming
US stocks outperformance of pretty much everything returned again in 2023…
Is The U.S. Economy in a Recession?
Published by Bruce McNevin on Nov 27, 2023 With conflicting macroeconomic indicators and diverging expert opinions, we reviewed the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) recession indicators
Where To Turn When Stocks and Bonds Move Together
Historically, 60/40 investors have relied on bonds to protect their equity positions and preserve capital through market down-turns…
Don’t Overweight Cash Unless You’re a Market-Timing Genius
Effectively timing the market requires extreme skill. Fortunately, diversification allows…
Who Is Better: Hedge Fund Allocators or Dart-Throwing Monkeys?
Every hedge fund allocator dreams of finding the portfolio of managers that reliably outperforms…