Hedge funds sometimes make their way into the mainstream through shows like "Billions," but these private investment funds are typically limited to high-net-worth individuals or institutional ...

Although mutual funds are highly regulated and available to the general public, hedge funds are loosely regulated and thus limited to "accredited investors." The definition of who exactly ...

The term "hedge" can actually be misleading. The traditional hedge fund is actually hedged. For example, a fund employing a long-short strategy would try to select the best securities for purchase ...