No hedge fund strategies have positive YTD results
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Index Performance Index / Sub Strategies Value** Nov 11 YTD 1 Year Annl* Std Dev* Sharpe* Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index 92.97 -0.95% -7.03% -4.16% 6.38%…
Turmoil sparks hunt for high-yield stocks - FT.com
Turmoil sparks hunt for high-yield stocks By Michael Mackenzie and Dan McCrum in New York Fund managers have had to be nimble this year. A transformed trading environment has tested their investment…
The GLD ETF has now…For Europe, Only Way Out Is to Break Up: Kyle Bass - Yahoo! Finance
For Europe, Only Way Out Is to Break Up: Kyle Bass CNBC – 47 minutes ago With no workable solutions in sight and a sovereign debt crisis only likely to get worse, the European Union is likely…
Bernanke Tells Senators Federal Reserve Has No Plan to Aid European Banks - Bloomberg
Since we know Germany has no plans to allow the ECB to bail out countries, there seems little hope for European banks that own lots of sovereign debts from countries under siege. So if you can find…
This is our favorite…The Week Ahead: Apple-HTC Smartphone Suit Moves Toward Ruling in U.S. - WSJ.com
Judgment Day Looms for Apple, HTC By IAN SHERR Apple Inc.'s claims that some smartphones running Google Inc.'s Android software copy its inventions are approaching their first big judgment day…
Curing Stock Portfolio Volatility Isn't As Easy As Advertised - Barrons.com
No Easy—or Cheap—Remedy for Volatility By BEVERLY GOODMAN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Lots of new funds promise to remove uncomfortable price changes from your portfolio, but most are unproven and…
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Dividend paying blue chip stocks have been one of the soundest and least volatile of the equity investments this year. As of this date the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are up 6.4% YTD. If you…
How can you buy below the market? Try selling puts below the current price.
We've added this explanation on put writing from the Options Industry Council. One of our favorite strategies is naked put selling. We only do this on securities we would be willing to own. When…