Then the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98 made people realize that long-only leveraged equities or property were not necessarily the best asset classes, so they started to be interested in structured products or hedged vehicles. For many years, there was no interest in Asian-based hedge funds. If they were interested investing in a hedge fund … Read more
Investment vehicles are of various types of which mutual funds are perhaps the most popular. However, people are increasingly becoming aware of the specialty investment vehicles, hedge funds. How do these differ from the conventional mutual funds? If you have no idea, it is better to get a good understanding of the distinction. Ample promotion … Read more
The combination of a complex service, desperation of those who need the service and a new, wide open market with little regulation leave the possibility for scammers to take advantage of a situation that can provide a quick score. The biggest issue for the victims of loan modification scams usually isn’t the money; it’s the … Read more
Here is a checklist of different types of income, as specifically applicable to the category of taxpayer known as Investors. The other categories – Employees, Small Business Owners & the Self-Employed and Retirees – will be discussed in future articles. Keep in mind, however, that any one taxpayer may fall in more than one of … Read more
A growing recognition that the Obama Administration’s Home Affordability and Stability Program (HASP) is not working in its current design has fingers pointed all over Washington D.C. trying to place blame on mortgage servicers, investors and the administration itself. At hearings this week in Washington, comments ranged from encouraging to total frustration as expressed by … Read more