Why You Should Care About Predictive Medicine and Anti-Aging Science
Much of my professional background has been focused around the healthcare industry and I find the fields of...
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Hedge
The process of selling the upside potential of an asset in exchange for downside price protection. For example, a wheat farmer may use the futures market to hedge or protect against future adverse price movements (e.g. prices for wheat being lower in the future when it is time to harvest and sell the wheat).
Hedging Tail Risk
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Interesting article in Bloomberg about Wall Street's focus on creating products and funds to hedge tail risk or extreme downside exposure:
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a0tbiS7HfS60
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In-Plan Annuities
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It is reported that asset manager BlackRock has created a target date fund offering with an annuity for defined contribution pension plans.
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New Longevity Hedge Fund Launched
The former founders of the life settlement desk at Goldman Sachs have recently launched a longevity -based hedge fund that will invest in life settlements. The name of the New York-based firm is Broad River Asset Management. The founders are currently seeking to raise initial capital . Source: HFMWeek
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How to Hedge
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An interesting article in the New York Times regarding the use of collars to hedge retail investment portfolios.
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