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Monday, August 20, 2007
Oh, those hot tips.
I hope you weren't investing based upon Jim Cramer's recommendations on his CNBC Mad Money show. Barron's explains: Cramer, by all accounts, had a stellar career as a hedge-fund manager. And he is held out by CNBC as the guy who can help viewers make big money. But a comprehensive and careful review of his stock picks by Barron's finds that his picks haven't beaten the market. Over the past two years, viewers holding Cramer's stocks would be up 12% while the Dow rose 22% and the S&P 500 16%, according to a record of 1,300 of the CNBC star's Buy recommendations compiled by YourMoneyWatch.com, a Website run by a retired stock analyst and loyal Cramer-watcher. This is not so much about picking on Jim Cramer as it is a reminder to view all stock tips with caution. To their credit, SmartMoney magazine revisits all of their stock suggestions on a regular basis to check their performance. Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Ouch.
So ... did all the people rushing to invest in hedge funds ever consider this possibility? Investors in two troubled Bear Stearns Cos. hedge funds that made big bets on subprime mortgages have been practically wiped out, the Wall Street firm said yesterday, in more evidence of the turmoil in this corner of the bond market. Labels: hedge funds, investing
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