Technical Analysis: The Complexities and Controversies
Technical analysis is popular with some traders. But does it work? Zolio digs deep.
Private Equity versus Public Assets: How Analysts Change Their Approach
Private equity is nothing like the world of investing in publicly traded companies, and analysts who have worked in stocks or bonds often are ill equipped for the world of private equity. But with PE growing and showing better and better returns, what skills does an analyst need to win in PE investing?
Syndicated Investing and the Symbiosis of Finance
he cutthroat full-contact sport that is finance…actually isn’t? Is it possible that parts of Wall Street aren’t competitive zero-sum games of traders fighting one another? In the world of syndication, a lot of deals depend on cooperation and friendly good faith efforts to make the world a better place.
The Populist Revolution That Was Not
The GME short squeeze story is evidence again that a firm foundation in finance and a deep knowledge of fundamental investing can produce tremendous returns–even if many people wrongly think it shows just the opposite. Did an outsider novice destroy hedge funds? No–rather, one could argue the hedge funds made a big mistake by valuing financial knowledge too little.
Gamestop and the Future of Hedge Funds
One growing meme amongst WallStreetBets and the media broadly is that the Gamestop short squeeze will bankrupt hedge funds and possibly end the practice of shorting stocks. Is this the end of hedge funds as we know it? Not exactly–but it’s not a non-story for hedge funds, either.
How Short Squeezes Work
The attempt to create a short squeeze amongst $GME shorts is one of the more interesting financial stories to happen in recent weeks, if only because it created a new paradigm of new enemies on Wall Street. But what is a short squeeze and why is it so disastrous to multi-billion dollar hedge funds?