Comments on: Hedge Fund Gating http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/hedge-fund-gating/ A personal finance blog written by Preet Banerjee Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:22:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mark Wolfinger http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/hedge-fund-gating/#comment-1358 Mark Wolfinger Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:32:03 +0000 http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/?p=1627#comment-1358 "I am not against hedge funds – I’m against people/advisors who use hedge funds when they don’t know what they are doing." Amen brother. But people are lazy and invest when someone gives them advice. This is a big area where financial planners can do their customers a good service, rather than concentrating on their own fees. They could do due diligence before making hedge (or other) fund recommendations. “I am not against hedge funds – I’m against people/advisors who use hedge funds when they don’t know what they are doing.”

Amen brother.

But people are lazy and invest when someone gives them advice.

This is a big area where financial planners can do their customers a good service, rather than concentrating on their own fees. They could do due diligence before making hedge (or other) fund recommendations.

]]> By: Big Hedge Man http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/hedge-fund-gating/#comment-1357 Big Hedge Man Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:16:08 +0000 http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/?p=1627#comment-1357 So Hedge funds will not have the run on the bank scene from It's a Wonderful Life enacted on them? There are Mutual Funds that have rules about how much you can take out and when as well (with stiff penalties), but good point that if you really <b>understand</b> an investment and all it's inherant "bug-a-boos", then you should be ok. So Hedge funds will not have the run on the bank scene from It’s a Wonderful Life enacted on them? There are Mutual Funds that have rules about how much you can take out and when as well (with stiff penalties), but good point that if you really understand an investment and all it’s inherant “bug-a-boos”, then you should be ok.

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