Tuesday, October 23, 2012

How Smart Are The Really BIG Investors?



How smart are the really big investors, the ones with hundreds of millions and even billions to invest. I’m referring to the pension funds and giant foundations; the supposedly real pros.

They often use outside hedge fund and similar big-time management funds.

Those who follow my writing, know I frequently explain the huge bottom line cost to an investor who pays a “mere” 1½% or so of his or her assets as a management fee. But “smart” professional BIG investors pay much more. They fork over 2% and more to their advisers PLUS as much as 20% or more of earnings. That adds to the ridiculous cost!

Do the hedge funds now earn any more than an ordinary, well-disciplined, average John Doe can? The answer over recent-year experience has been a decided no, (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinesNewshole at Twitter.)



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