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Stock market setbacks weigh on Alabama teachers' retirement fund

Stock market setbacks weigh on Alabama teachers’ retirement fund

A tough year for the stock market has taken its toll on the Alabama Teachers and Education Employees Pension Fund, wiping out most of the investment gains made in a banner year in 2021. The teachers’ pension system oversight board held its quarterly meeting Tuesday in Montgomery and received a report on fiscal year 2022, …

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Exclusive: Sam Bankman-Fried knew a lot about his research hedge fund Alameda and sent details to Forbes just a few months ago

Exclusive: Sam Bankman-Fried knew a lot about his research hedge fund Alameda and sent details to Forbes just a few months ago

Illustration by Stephanie Jones for Forbes; Photo by Virgile Simon Bertrand for Forbes OWith customers, investors and, potentially, law enforcement closing in, the fate of crypto prodigy-turned-outcast Sam Bankman-Fried may hinge on two key questions: What did he know about Alameda Research? and when did he find out? Since the stunning early November collapse of …

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Here's how a hedge fund bucks the tide and beats the markets

Here’s how a hedge fund bucks the tide and beats the markets

Fund managers White Shoe Boston GMO – founded by Jeremy Grantham – are pulling the spotlight this year with their “equity dislocation” investment strategy. This strategy, unveiled almost exactly two years ago, buys the cheapest “value” stocks, then bets against the most expensive “growth” stocks. This “equity dislocation” portfolio gained a stunning 21% from October …

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