A Comprehensive Guide to Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds

This is an indispensable resource for anyone who is serious about investing in Mutual funds and Hedge Funds. Mutual funds are among the most popular investments on the market. There are over 8,000 of them holding over $4 trillion dollars. Many people buy them because of their competitive returns. Others like them because they are easy to buy and sell. Still others cite the fact that mutual funds, because they hold several investments, can spread risk. A hedge fund can be defined as an investment strategy that employs both long and short positions, uses leverage and derivatives, and is much less dependent on market direction than long-only investments such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds