Market-Neutral Hedge Fund Strategies: How Uncorrelated Returns Actually Work
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    Market-Neutral Hedge Fund Strategies: How Uncorrelated Returns Actually Work

    TL;DR: A market-neutral hedge fund isn't trying to beat the SP 500. It's trying to earn a small, steady spread over cash by holding roughly 50% of net assets long and 50% short, so the portfolio's bet

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Managed Futures and CTA Funds: The Liquid Alt That Profits When Stocks and Bonds Both Fall
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    Managed Futures and CTA Funds: The Liquid Alt That Profits When Stocks and Bonds Both Fall

    In 2022, the traditional 60/40 portfolio had its worst year in nearly a century. Stocks fell. Bonds fell. The diversification that retirees and endowments had counted on for decades simply didn't...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Merger Arbitrage Strategy Explained for Accredited Investors
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    Merger Arbitrage Strategy Explained for Accredited Investors

    Merger arbitrage means buying a takeover target below the deal price and collecting the spread when it closes. Here is how the math, risk, and access actually work.

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read
    Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategy Explained for Accredited Investors
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    Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategy Explained for Accredited Investors

    Global macro funds bet on interest rates, currencies, and commodities worldwide. Here is how the strategy works, what it costs, and how to access it.

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read
    Liquid Alternatives: How to Get Hedge Fund Strategies Without the Lock-Up or the $5M Minimum
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    Liquid Alternatives: How to Get Hedge Fund Strategies Without the Lock-Up or the $5M Minimum

    UCITS liquid alternatives pulled in €26.4 billion in net inflows in 2025 , proving the market has already decided that daily-liquidity hedge fund replication is a legitimate asset class. The only ques

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read