Hedge Funds, Once Daring, Trim Their Currency Bets
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Hedge funds, once the last word in aggressive speculation, have become more timid as pensions and other more risk-averse investors have increasingly placed money with the funds.
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A spring boom in the markets has translated into fatter paychecks for hedge fund managers. Here's what they'll do with the cash.
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As the dollar fell in 2004, investors piled into foreign companies' U.S.-listed securities to make a currency-conversion killing.
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Investors who worry that the American property market may be peaking have another option: putting money into real estate abroad.
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As investors search for ways to diversify risk, hedge funds have expanded investments beyond stocks and bonds into art, wine, rare stamps and even soccer players.
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U.S. financial regulators took a one-two  punch on Friday that might leave their efforts to regulate the  &#36;1.3 trillion hedge fund industry in shambles.
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The debacle in mortgage lending that spurred wild daily swings in the markets has tripped up many hedge funds.
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After regulators unveiled a plan to ban anonymous investment and curb derivatives, some foreign investors may consider leaving Indiaâs red-hot stock markets.
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Some investments that banks made in hedge funds during boom times look rather questionable in hindsight.
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--After seven months of bumping around within a range, it appears as if the dollar may finally be on its way somewhere - down.
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Yesterday, I asked how an ordinary American investor could hedge against weakness in the dollar.  To clarify, I wasn't thinking of converting stocks or bonds to currency. I keep a certain portion of my portfolio in an interest-bearing account, it's that portion of my portfolio that I'm interested in diversifying.  Anyway, this is something that a fair number of Scripting News readers know something about, and lots of great advice came back in short order. 1. ETFs are stocks traded on the NYSE that track various currencies. It may be the simplest way to diversify cash holdings. 2. HSBC and Everbank have multiple-currency accounts. But watch out for commissions every time you convert from one currency to another. They could wipe out all the gains you may have from holding assets in one currency vs another. 3. Becoming a currency trader may not actually be so hard, and you get the best rates on currency exchange.  4. Paypal lets you store value in a variety of currencies. Thanks everyone for the excellent info!
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Cast your net offshore if you want to expand your investing horizons.
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Latin American mutual funds have wowed investors lately with stellar returns, but you might want to think twice before committing yourself heavily to the region: Analysts say a heavy concentration in two volatile markets makes them a risky gamble.
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Even bonds can lose money -- sometimes lots of it.
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Investors, looking for gold in hedge funds, have found dross.
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Lavishness is being replaced by caution at hedge funds due to the recent turmoil in the markets and calls from Capitol Hill to increase taxes on the industry.
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Just when you thought you had a handle on exchange-traded funds ...