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” To Consider – Seeking Alpha

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7 ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ To Consider A few ideas to mull over during your snowless weekend..  If only you could short squeeze La Nina out of the picture.     Contrarian investors, like David Dreman, tend to focus on stocks that are against the crowd. These are the stocks that a lot of people are not buying, the underdogs. But, investing is not a popularity contest. Sometimes, just the momentum of trading (or lack thereof) can push a stock’s price lower, leaving more upside for the “contrarian” investor. Here is a list of 7 “diamonds in the rough” to … Read more

Hedge Fund Performance in 2011 Not All Lemons

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Hedge Fund Performance in 2011 Not All Lemons Chase Coleman Hedge fund may have had a tough year, on average – Amid political uncertainty, the debt-ceiling debate in Congress and mounting fears of a European financial crisis, the Eurekahedge index, which measures average returns, dropped 4.1 percent for the year – but that is just an average. For every hedge fund that lost over 50%, like John Paulson’s Paulson & Co., there is another one that had returns in the upper double digits. Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Management had a stellar year, posting a 45% gain through mid-December, reports Barrons. Carl Icahn … Read more