Re:A “short squeeze” sounds innocuous enough...
by nradov on Thursday January 08, 2009 @12:50PM
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Alternatively, perhaps CalPERS shouldn't be risking average Joe's retirement money by putting money into unregulated speculative investment pools. There's no reason to expect that hedge funds will deliver superior risk-adjusted returns compared to any other asset class. And there are some really horrible structural problems with most hedge funds which make them poor choices for pensions.
No, it is not. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) alone had more than $10 billion invested in hedge funds in 2007.
So your average Joe should not wish evil to hedge fund managers, his retirement money is at stake.