Yes, it's time for yet another blog in the Hedge Fund Truth Series. Lately, it seems that an incredible amount of ire has been directed at hedge funds, fueled by four primary beliefs about the industry. While I've blogged about each separately, I thought it would be a good idea to address all four statements in a simple, 6 minute blog to separate fact from fiction. Is hedge fund performance terrible? Do hedge fund managers work? Why are you paying more taxes than your friendly neighborhood hedge fund manager? And what's with the billion dollar salaries anyway? Oh, and I threw in a couple of hedge fund "Mean Tweets" for good measure.
Obviously, there's more to each of these topics than I could possibly fit into 6 minutes. If you want to pursue any topic further, please visit my blog archive for multiple, longer discourse on the topics.
Sources: AIMA, Washington Post, Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's
