
businessFeb 4, 202317:41pending
Hedge Funds Explained: Why Hedge Funds Aren’t Really Hedged
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So hedge fund is a term that has really lost a lot of meaning in recent years. These days it basically just means a managed financial institution that facilitates complex investment strategies that cater exclusively to high net worth individuals. But that wasn’t always the case. You see hedge funds actually have a really specific role in the world of high finance and in this video we are going to find out what makes them work.
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