Alternate Investments

There has been a robust growth in the hedge fund industry in recent years. Bailey McCann, author and senior news editor for Opalesque, talks about alternate investments and demystifies the concepts of value investing and hedge funds.

 

In this course, McCann talks about how to be a successful value investor, the different investment structures in hedge funds, and why it is important to be knowledgeable about them as an investor. She discusses the advantages and disadvantages of hedge funds and how they are different from mutual funds. McCann talks about strategies used in hedge funding and the importance of doing due diligence as an investor, including looking at the operational aspects of service providers and their reputations in the marketplace. She also talks about the relationship of technology to investing, including thin technologies and robo advisory.