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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Hedge Your Bets: Winning in a Down Economy

By Chris Johnathan

A Hedge Agreement is a common and necessary part of investment. Everyone has heard the phrase "hedge your bets," well a hedge agreement helps you do that. There are mutual funds that are known as hedge funds, which exist to help you reduce the overall amount of risk in your investment portfolio.

A hedge fund is an investment fund that is open to a limited range of investors, where regulators allow the undertaking of a wider range of investment and trading activities compared to other investment funds, and which pays a performance fee to the investment manager.

Each fund has its own strategy which determines the type and methods of investment. Hedge funds, as a class, cover a broad range of investments including shares, debt and commodities.

Hedge funds are, typically, open to a limited range of professional or wealthy investors, providing them with an exemption, in many jurisdictions, from regulations governing short selling, derivative contracts, leverage, fee structures and the liquidity of interests in the fund.

A hedge fund will typically commit itself to a particular investment strategy, type and leverage levels via statements in its offering documentation, thereby giving investors an indication of the nature of the fund.

While hedge agreements may cover any type of investment, they often consist of low risk investments such as bonds or hedge funds. It is important to note, however, that every investment, other than a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured savings account, carries risk.

A hedge agreement can be good for an investor when it comes to building a healthy investment portfolio. You can also hedge your bets by investing in bonds or a hedge fund that has very low risk to offset your risky investment. - 23223

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