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...heart of the difference is the distinction between realized and unrealized gains. Gains are realized when assets are liquidated to cash. For instance, if you buy a stock for $100 and it is currently trading at $200, you have made $100 in unrealized gains. If you sell it at $200, you have made $100 in realized gains. Most hedge funds do not regularly liquidate their entire portfolio, so they report unrealized gains to their investors and to the public. (See the top 10 scandals...
Suppose some investors decide to withdraw their money from a hedge fund. The fund must liquidate the appropriate amount of its assets to pay these investors. Say the fund holds large positions in illiquid assets. The fund cannot immediately sell these assets, except at a fatal loss, so it would sell its more liquid assets. Given that the fund is more likely to inflate its estimation of the illiquid assets, it would seem that investors who withdraw early get the better returns over that time period. Sounds a bit like a Ponzi scheme, right...
...learning how to open your eyes to the opportunities around you: "All around us, every day, are opportunities to make associations that others can't see. An idea for a new way to sell a product. A bit of creative networking - calling on an old friend who, lo and behold, turns out to have a connection that could benefit you in ways you'd never thought of before. The trick is to see all your options and then, once in a while, when you think you've discovered an in, make a move...
Blagojevich, Rod •efforts of to demonstrate innocence of charges of trying to sell Senate seat by giving it to someone who clearly couldn't have afforded it •Roland Burris accepts offer of to fill Obama Senate seat after first choice of said thanks but no thanks
N.Y.C. to D.C. for a Buck. If the price of an Amtrak ticket is too steep, try taking the Bolt Bus, a subsidiary of Greyhound and Peter Pan, which promises free wi-fi and clean toilets on board. Bolt Bus will sell one $1 ticket on each bus to an online buyer; otherwise, book fares online for as little as $7, depending on departure date and demand, or buy a walk-up ticket for $25. You can catch the bus at two stops in New York City: the northeast corner of West 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue, by the Sbarro...