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...vehicles in all of 2006. Most hedge-fund managers were enjoying solid returns: the industry averaged a 7.37% gain through the first seven months of the year, according to Hedge Fund Research (HFR), a Chicago research firm. That was nearly double the performance of the benchmark S&P 500 index, which returned 3.84% over the same period...
...Still, no one's suggesting the hedge-fund industry will start to shrivel until it is once again the size of a cottage industry. According to HFR's composite index, hedge funds since 1990 have produced an average annual return of 13.94% (after fees) compared with 10.9% for the S&P 500 - and they delivered that higher return with half the volatility of the S&P 500. If similar results are maintained, the industry will continue to attract billions of dollars from institutional investors. Even during the subprime turmoil, Read of CalPERS said it never crossed his mind to write...
...high-level visits reflect India's new importance. Its economy is now a trillion-dollar heavyweight growing at 9% a year. On Oct. 29, its main stock index went through 20,000 for the first time, boosted by $18 billion in foreign funds this year and up almost 40% since January. Investors from around the world want a piece of the action...
...been rising rapidly. But so have corporate earnings during what has become an epic global economic boom. As a result, emerging-market stocks still look relatively cheap. Based on projected 12-month earnings, the average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of companies in emerging countries tracked by the MSCI index is 13. For the MSCI World Index, which includes developed countries, the average...
...best-seller lists since May, thanks in part to an eager community of online fans. They apparently have too much time on their hands. The author cites his own improbable résumé--Guinness world-record holder in tango, actor on hit TV series in China and Hong Kong, glycemic-index researcher and shark diver, among other things--to convince readers that luxury and excitement are within anyone's reach. The upshot of his advice? Outsource all your menial work to someone else and think up a clever Web-based business to bankroll the fun stuff. Snake-oil salesman or guru...