A Bill to Loosen Hedge Fund Marketing - NYTimes.com
Is this the end of hedge funds as we know it or is the economy just desperate for advertising dollars. Maybe both but I think the latter. BY AZAM AHMED AND KEVIN ROOSE Hedge Fund Managers Fare…
What to Look For in an Active Investment Manager - NYTimes.com
One of the conclusions of this article is that emerging managers with hot track records fall victim to the law of large numbers. They fail to explain how Peter Lynch of Magellan Fund fame managed…
New Goldman Fund Long Real Estate. So Does That Mean Run?
Goldman Sachs Group is rolling out a new fund at the beginning of the month.. and they're betting on a housing recovery. According to Bloomberg, Goldman is joining the hedge fund ranks of Hayman…
Can You Think Of The Last Time You Foolishly Bought A Stock's Peak? Zynga Can..
Having just paid a pretty premium for app designer OMGPOP and their wildly successful game Draw Something, Zynga was hoping they just scratched the surface on the pictionary-like game's profits. It…
Facebook Action Done In Secondary Markets
Looks like May will bring Facebook shares out of the shadows of the secondary markets and into the spotlight. The month before may will be a quiet one though, as the social media company halted all…
Draw Something Changes the Game Quickly for Omgpop - NYTimes.com
A Game Explodes and Changes Life Overnight at a Struggling Start-Up Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times Dan Porter, chief of Omgpop, which makes Draw Something. By BRIAN X. CHEN and JENNA…
Home Prices Hurt For Fifth Month In A Row
While winter is usually the off-season for home sales, this is the fifth month in a row where prices slid. With values at levels not seen since 2003, the strength of the housing market recovery…
Hey, Nice Android Phone... But Haven't I Seen That Name Before?
Marketing is an art. But what happens when you focus too much on the art rather than the market? Some rather comical overlap of product names...
by Harvey Sax