Hedge Funds Explained: Why Hedge Funds Aren’t Really Hedged

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    So hedge fund is a term that has really lost a lot of meaning in recent years. These days it basically just means a managed financial institution that facilitates complex investment strategies that cater exclusively to high net worth individuals. But that wasn’t always the case. You see hedge funds actually have a really specific role in the world of high finance and in this video we are going to find out what makes them work.
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Комментарии • 917

  • @EconomicsExplained
    @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +370

    So once you make your billions of dollars as a hedge fund manager, make sure to remember us over here at EE - www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained

    • @Vid_Master
      @Vid_Master 4 года назад +1

      @economics explained is the type of guy to press Clear on the calculator 15 times

    • @Nalot56
      @Nalot56 4 года назад +3

      Economics Explained so the average return of the top-100 hedge funds was the same as the average market return. I’m curious to know: what is the average return of the top 20% of hedge funds by AUM? I think that would be a better representation of the industry, as the spread across 100 firms could be very wide and the signal could get diluted.

    • @agett12
      @agett12 4 года назад +1

      It will be well worth it. It is like you gave us the secrets of power or something.🤣

    • @rkosingh4514
      @rkosingh4514 4 года назад +1

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    • @themongolsarecoming_9437
      @themongolsarecoming_9437 4 года назад +3

      @@maven8653 because the car exists while the wife does not.

  • @tylerl0lll609
    @tylerl0lll609 4 года назад +3211

    Can you do the economics of why my wife left me

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +2596

      Steve from across the road had more productive potential. She was simply seeking the highest utility value for her investment of time....

    • @joshuaabraham7308
      @joshuaabraham7308 4 года назад +423

      @@EconomicsExplained oof

    • @AK-dt3ul
      @AK-dt3ul 4 года назад +98

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    • @themongolsarecoming_9437
      @themongolsarecoming_9437 4 года назад +179

      @@EconomicsExplained bring some water you guys.someone got burnt.

    • @tylerl0lll609
      @tylerl0lll609 4 года назад +236

      Economics Explained thank you

  • @greenquake11931
    @greenquake11931 Год назад +155

    SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL;FAILURE IS NOT FATAL :IT IS THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIKE BUSES, THERE’S ALWAYS ANOTHER ONE COMING.

    • @stellamoore720
      @stellamoore720 Год назад

      To manage investment risk, consider maintaining a broad diversification of your investments that reflects your personal risk tolerance, time horizon, and the nature of your financial goal.

    • @greenquake11931
      @greenquake11931 Год назад

      Remember, diversification is an approach to help manage investment risk. It does not eliminate the risk of loss if security prices decline. Because investing can be complicated, consider working with a financial professional to help guide you on your wealth-building journey.

    • @mayacho4910
      @mayacho4910 Год назад

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      @greenquake11931 Год назад

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      @mayacho4910 Год назад

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  • @MrDaull
    @MrDaull 4 года назад +689

    The tab selections were simply perfect..

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +244

      The online degenerate starterpack.

    • @MrDaull
      @MrDaull 4 года назад +28

      @@EconomicsExplained wsb and spin&go, name a better duo 😂

    • @Evan-iq8hd
      @Evan-iq8hd 4 года назад +16

      @@EconomicsExplained How was the 5 original tenders pack from KFC? How can one determine the intrinsic value of the 5 original tenders pack? Pls make a video on this.
      Kthxbye

    • @darbyconley6831
      @darbyconley6831 3 года назад +1

      I dont wanna be a hedge fund in just wanted to make extra money for my family i know nothing about running or hedging a company i really don't think this is job for i just rather step down from the position

  • @OsmoticRelease
    @OsmoticRelease 4 года назад +1214

    People who say they wanna start a hedge fund really just wanna do coke and drink at 10 in the morning

    • @grahamturner2640
      @grahamturner2640 4 года назад +40

      @@user-nf9xc7ww7m I think he meant the recreational drug (cocaine), not the soda.

    • @Hadkek
      @Hadkek 4 года назад +29

      리주민 he’s talking about blowing fat lines

    • @josuejasso7589
      @josuejasso7589 4 года назад +20

      I do that anyways

    • @upincloud244
      @upincloud244 4 года назад +82

      @@grahamturner2640 I think he was being sarcastic because of the wink emoji.

    • @FinanceOptimum
      @FinanceOptimum 4 года назад +15

      Nah, coke is for the IBankers, hedgies do meditation and moda/L$D are their drugs of choice

  • @Jordan-qm9xj
    @Jordan-qm9xj 4 года назад +888

    Video suggestion: gaddafi and his currency he was trying to make

    • @Ducecannon
      @Ducecannon 4 года назад +50

      Just googled this. Had no idea. Great topic.

    • @hiteshlalwani8039
      @hiteshlalwani8039 4 года назад +30

      Yep I would be interested in that.

    • @Jamjar-iu3ji
      @Jamjar-iu3ji 4 года назад +5

      Please 🙏🏼

    • @jtsframes_230
      @jtsframes_230 4 года назад +5

      Would definitely watch it

    • @dvrsflrs
      @dvrsflrs 4 года назад +1

      Ooo, I would love a video about that!

  • @joeallen7172
    @joeallen7172 4 года назад +484

    hedge funds should be put towards rebuilding hedges.

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +159

      They certainly are a neglected piece of foliage these days

    • @dansaunders1655
      @dansaunders1655 4 года назад +6

      Based

    • @Hazie404
      @Hazie404 4 года назад

      the profile pic matches this perfectly

    • @mouseluva
      @mouseluva 4 года назад +4

      Fun fact: some hedges in Britain have been around since Anglo-Saxon times (approx 600-1066AD) but a lot of them were got rid of in the 50s for higher yield agriculture. I 100% support hedge funds for actual hedges!

  • @KingUnKaged
    @KingUnKaged 4 года назад +362

    Fun Fact: Warren Buffet once made a million dollar bet that 5 of the top rated hedge funds in the US would fail to beat the market over a 10 year term. By the time the bet was over the hedge funds had earned 36% to the market's 126% returns, and lost more EVERY YEAR except one. Despite this, the fund managers took home hundreds of millions in fees and salaries for the 'good job'
    Makes you think...

    • @wngmartin
      @wngmartin 3 года назад +93

      Hedge fund managers and their clients do not care too much about beating market rates of return. The reason why billionaires dump lump sums into hedge funds is because their potential losses are capped at 10%. If they had all their money in the markets, coronavirus would have wiped out half their portfolio.

    • @gordonjohnson2497
      @gordonjohnson2497 3 года назад +22

      @@wngmartin
      and 100% of the debt would remain. leaving most billionaires with negative equity and infact bankrupt.

    • @jyoung5256
      @jyoung5256 3 года назад +34

      Martin G exactly, at fund I work for, we maximize our risk ratios (sharpe, treynor, etc) to gauge investor preference for risk. The measurement Buffett displayed was simply arithmetic returns, not geometric. Our clients prefer not being exposed to certain markets and are far more satisfied knowing that we have never delivered a negative year. Our ability take on exposures across any asset class or derivative enables us to act extraordinarily fast to generally offset any losses with negatively correlated positions. Investing in hedge funds requires high due diligence because some certainly fail to deliver this objective, but many still do, and those are far more valuable than any index fund.

    • @ThePorschefan
      @ThePorschefan 3 года назад +22

      As Cliff Asness has said, they don't compete with the S&P since the market ignores position sizing. Hedge funds are not taking 5 million to invest, they manage billions of dollars, try investing that in the market without hickjacking the price of a stock. 6% on a 30 billion fund is not that bad if you think about it.

    • @AujaAguja
      @AujaAguja 3 года назад +7

      Martin G can u plz explain why 10% loss is the cap? Isn’t it possible the fund fails to return anything

  • @Pedrosa2541
    @Pedrosa2541 4 года назад +100

    What I was expecting --> "Hedge Funds are a vehicle of investment"
    What I got --> "Nah...Hedge Funds are really just a way to rich avoid taxes"

    • @bertsole7278
      @bertsole7278 3 года назад +6

      Lol, what you really got is the garbage of a "wannabe" Wallstreet expert.

    • @ShihammeDarc
      @ShihammeDarc 2 года назад +1

      There are easier way to avoid taxes

  • @profdc9501
    @profdc9501 4 года назад +27

    Based on this explanation of the "structure," it's hard to believe that this arrangement was ever about anything but avoiding taxes. Tax avoidance and hedging risk are really separate goals. You could buy options to hedge risks. The take home lesson is to have a tax haven to offload your profits onto.

  • @StickmanA
    @StickmanA 4 года назад +367

    Last time I was this early the market made sense

    • @clarkchavez7053
      @clarkchavez7053 4 года назад +22

      Bob Smith dead meme, not even used properly

    • @BeHappyTo
      @BeHappyTo 4 года назад +7

      @@clarkchavez7053 ok boomer

    • @Cheesblenders4all
      @Cheesblenders4all 4 года назад +3

      @@clarkchavez7053 i think the joke is that you have to at least 60 years old to remember when the markets made sense

    • @petergianakopoulos4926
      @petergianakopoulos4926 4 года назад

      This is you tube.. be more funny

    • @googleuser9383
      @googleuser9383 3 года назад

      You mean, in early february / late january?

  • @N0GIY
    @N0GIY 4 года назад +346

    My wife asks me every day this week if there is a new economics explained video yet, I am starting to get jealous of your sexy Australian accent. D:

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +242

      Send me an email, I will read a poem to her from you in my accent lovely bogan accent.

    • @joecurran2811
      @joecurran2811 4 года назад +9

      Lol.

    • @googleuser9383
      @googleuser9383 3 года назад +4

      You need to optimize your portfolio man, to tipp the scale.
      B1tch3s loves them m0n3ys

    • @UncleMerlin
      @UncleMerlin 3 года назад +5

      @@googleuser9383 sell boxspreads on Robinhood. It literally cannot go tits up.

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      @paddaboi_ 3 года назад +3

      @@UncleMerlin GUH

  • @niallleonard4151
    @niallleonard4151 3 года назад +372

    Y’all here after GameStop?

  • @prenuptials5925
    @prenuptials5925 3 года назад +208

    well this video has aged well after _The Big Squeeze_ of 2021

    • @aonirsplayground6224
      @aonirsplayground6224 3 года назад +12

      Aint happening yet, HOLD THE LINE!

    • @justanoman6497
      @justanoman6497 3 года назад +12

      It actually did very well, by stating that hedge funds aren't actually hedging. The hedge fund of old would not have shorted 140% of any company I don't think.

    • @finnmvp50
      @finnmvp50 3 года назад +5

      Yet to come*

    • @seneca983
      @seneca983 3 года назад +4

      @@justanoman6497 I'm sure some hedge funds actually use hedging strategies, though maybe not Melvin or Citron. Also, 140% wasn't the short position of a single fund.

    • @pmillcsi3587
      @pmillcsi3587 3 года назад +2

      welp that didnt age well.

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 4 года назад +235

    What my friends and family think I do as a hedge fund manager: 0:40
    What I actually do: 8:26

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +67

      yeah sounds about right.

    • @salokin3087
      @salokin3087 4 года назад +11

      @@EconomicsExplained This is the first time in a while you've posted during Aussie evening hours, aren't you risking a deluge on the discord server?

    • @nerobernardino88
      @nerobernardino88 4 года назад +6

      As long as the emus don't come up in large numbers I guess things will be fine

    • @deus_ex_machina_
      @deus_ex_machina_ 3 года назад

      Fancy seeing you here...

  • @marcaranda2013
    @marcaranda2013 4 года назад +47

    5:33 a man of culture

  • @paulscherz22
    @paulscherz22 2 года назад +4

    the stock footage you use man is absolutely amazing, makes me wanna binge your entire channel

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  2 года назад +3

      Thanks Paul! EE uses Storyblocks for all of its visuals (videoblocks.go2cloud.org/SHI9). When you sign up with our link, you'll also be supporting our channel! ❤️ ... thanks for watching the show mate!

  • @nima8071
    @nima8071 4 года назад +81

    Hedge funds aren't supposed to be hedged, they're supposed to be _hedges_. They are investment vehicles with alpha that is uncorrelated to the market. The good ones have better alpha than the S&P (net fees). The hedge fund actually shouldn't hedge its own risk, that is the investor's job.

    • @Harry-lq2jz
      @Harry-lq2jz 4 года назад +1

      Not true!! If uncorrelated with the market, then you cannot measure them against S&P!!! And this is exactly their argument for them being them... :DDD

    • @astrogaymerxd7290
      @astrogaymerxd7290 4 года назад +3

      @@Harry-lq2jz he specifically said with alpha that's uncorrelated to the market

    • @owenmccord5078
      @owenmccord5078 3 года назад

      @@astrogaymerxd7290
      Well done!

  • @JDVRadio
    @JDVRadio 4 года назад +204

    last time i was this early the Zimbabwe Dollar still had value

    • @aaroncohen2700
      @aaroncohen2700 4 года назад +2

      That's a lie.

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +84

      how did you even type this so fast?

    • @devinodlum3492
      @devinodlum3492 4 года назад +7

      Video uploaded 6mins ago this comment is from 8minutes interesting u was pretty early

    • @aaroncohen2700
      @aaroncohen2700 4 года назад +3

      @@EconomicsExplained my good man, you have your talents and I have mine. Love your teams work BTW keep it up.

  • @CrowPlaysHD
    @CrowPlaysHD 4 года назад +199

    Economics Explained: "The average return of the largest 100 hedge fonds in america was almost exactly that of market returns"
    Renaissance Technology: "Hold my mathbook"

    • @halithegreat3240
      @halithegreat3240 4 года назад +8

      submit to the algorithms

    • @razzlfraz
      @razzlfraz 4 года назад +1

      But what's their beta?
      I'd say what's their sharpe ratio too, but that one is kind of bullshit.

    • @correctionguy7632
      @correctionguy7632 4 года назад +2

      @@razzlfraz why is sharpe "bullshit"?

    • @kingkong8974
      @kingkong8974 4 года назад +6

      Actually, hedge funds grow less due to the fee they charge you haha

    • @dogestranding5047
      @dogestranding5047 4 года назад

      @@razzlfraz Volatility isn't risk

  • @liora.5003
    @liora.5003 4 года назад +580

    Guide to becoming rich in 2020:
    Tax evasion

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +294

      Need to earn money first before you can avoid paying taxes on it.

    • @10908070605040302
      @10908070605040302 4 года назад +60

      @@EconomicsExplained Tax evasion = Drain on economy , but dont worry the working and middle class will cover the cost . MAN can we fix this bullshit soon PLEASE

    • @zacharygottlieb4369
      @zacharygottlieb4369 4 года назад +8

      Economics Explained for the concerns of the IRS, I earn nothing at all

    • @drjp4212
      @drjp4212 4 года назад +8

      @@10908070605040302 Why not freeing out working and middle class for those costs too?
      Why do you think taxes are "good for societies"?

    • @10908070605040302
      @10908070605040302 4 года назад +26

      @@drjp4212 man we need some taxes, hospitals , police , it wouldnt feel so cuntish though if the upper classes stopped avoiding their share. The working and middle class would be relieved, from a LOT of the current taxes they are paying.
      Economies are strong when working and middle class have spare cash , money flowing among those sections of society, not when 25 people own everything, and everyone else works for them. Its time the upper class started paying their fair share, greedy psychopaths

  • @krateproductions4872
    @krateproductions4872 3 года назад +181

    Came here after a bunch of Redditor’s *absolutely slandered* Hedge fund manipulators

    • @IAmBlindProphet
      @IAmBlindProphet 3 года назад +3

      Sameeee. I’m trying to really understand what’s going on

    • @Joe--
      @Joe-- 3 года назад

      I think you meant to use libel (false statements that are written down) not slander (refers to false statements that are orally spoken)
      Though you would have a tough time proving either in court
      😂

  • @ArianrhodTalon
    @ArianrhodTalon 4 года назад +47

    1:48 the editor pulled a pun

  • @thandosiza3349
    @thandosiza3349 2 года назад

    great explanation and examples, very easy to understand, presentation was fun to watch, giggled abit on some parts. very well done, thanks a ton mate.

  • @LAWill-ek3yk
    @LAWill-ek3yk 4 года назад +19

    "put your redbull and gambling addiction to use' made me laugh loud, love your videos mate, keep'em coming!

    • @bertsole7278
      @bertsole7278 3 года назад

      Unfortunately, apart from entertainment, you will not learn anything. It's pretty much that late-night last cup bull shitting bable.

  • @ricardoluz5496
    @ricardoluz5496 4 года назад +12

    Would love to learn more about Venture Capital funds. Will you do a video on that?
    Keep the good work!

  • @stevenglowacki8576
    @stevenglowacki8576 4 года назад +103

    Since most of your video referred to US tax rates and such, I assume that you're trying to talk about how things work in the US. Your explanation of the ownership structure and the assets of a partnership are somewhat wrong. They're still somewhat accurate in the broad strokes and what it all means for tax purposes, but a lot of the details are wrong. Partnerships are taxed in a way such that it supposedly would have the same effect as if the partner held a proportionate interest in those assets equal to his percentage interest in the partnership, and dealing with all the special cases involved makes partnership tax law quite complicated. The partnership is still a separate legal entity, and enters into contracts in its own name. You also said partnerships aren't companies, but here you confused the meaning of corporation and company. Partnerships are not corporations, but they are companies. I don't know if this is a lack of familiarity with US law and terminology or a slip of the tongue. Corporations are definitely taxed quite differently than non-corporations, and any entity with more than one owner that's not a corporation is taxed as a partnership. But the term "company" refers to any entity, incorporated or not, and doesn't really have any legal meaning in US tax law.
    The loophole you mention of shipping your profits to an insurance company in an offshore jurisdiction still works, but makes you subject to the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) that was introduced in the TCJA tax overhaul. The rate isn't as high as income taxes, but it specifically helps deal with the practice of having US companies pay deductible expenses to related companies that are not required to pay US taxes, thus eroding the tax base of the US. How it's calculated is very complicated, as it needs to be to prevent people from abusing tax laws with convoluted structures while not overly penalizing those who are operating in the normal bounds of business. www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-tcja-base-erosion-and-anti-abuse-tax-and-how-does-it-work
    The carried interest loophole was also supposed to be closed by the TCJA, but unlike with the BEAT, I haven't done any continuing education on the topic so I don't know exactly what happened there.

    • @LKRaider
      @LKRaider 4 года назад +9

      Steven Glowacki are you, uh, an IRS agent?

    • @BearMeOut
      @BearMeOut 4 года назад +4

      Bump up you go

    • @natevanderw
      @natevanderw 4 года назад

      bump this

    • @su1eman282
      @su1eman282 4 года назад

      buuuuump

    • @DrOmegaBattleSphere
      @DrOmegaBattleSphere 4 года назад

      Surely you've got to explain some of how he was wrong or this comment is pointless.

  • @BusinessMadhouse
    @BusinessMadhouse 4 года назад +1

    I have been following you since the very beginning and have seen you grow. Your work and dedication has inspired me to start my own channel and put in a lot of effort
    Looking forward to your support and advice as always!

  • @monad_tcp
    @monad_tcp 4 года назад +91

    what did I learn: hedge funds are great to avoid taxes ! even with 0% growth, the fact that you aren't paying income tax makes it a good thing

    • @prenuptials5925
      @prenuptials5925 4 года назад +13

      That is, for the managers themselves

    • @carly09et
      @carly09et 4 года назад +5

      Hedge - is a tax laundry as losses are brought forward so investments are tax negative.

    • @dogestranding5047
      @dogestranding5047 4 года назад +5

      That makes no sense. They still pay a capital gains tax. I'd rather pay the capital gains tax and make a return than make nothing and lose to inflation.

  • @MySonicPro
    @MySonicPro 4 года назад +5

    I love how you mention bobby axelrod in there

  • @vascodawilson
    @vascodawilson 4 года назад +1

    man every video of yoursis super informative Thank You! Please keep it up

  • @gaiusjuliuscaesar7443
    @gaiusjuliuscaesar7443 4 года назад

    Just wanted to tell u that u are the most informative on these topics. Learned a lot

  • @InvestorCenter
    @InvestorCenter 4 года назад +136

    Hedge funds charge really high fees for underperformance

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +49

      Well some don't, but in general you are right.

    • @googleuser9383
      @googleuser9383 3 года назад +1

      Awesome profile pic dude :)

    • @gpethst24
      @gpethst24 3 года назад +1

      A bit like buying a rolex then?

    • @andrepoghosyan8269
      @andrepoghosyan8269 3 года назад +1

      Hedge fund fees are at all time lows. Most are just trying to have absolute returns no matter the market condition, and hedge against a bear market.

  • @Egolithz
    @Egolithz 4 года назад +19

    As a former stockbroker, hedge fund managers are premier sales people. That being said, it's a freaking hard af job to land as a lot of people in the finance industry are competing for that position. Nowadays however, I've seen the wealthy just doing their own hedging. I've talked with a dude who has an account that is just for shorting stocks and was shorting about $1 billion worth of stocks.

  • @stephendegenaro6387
    @stephendegenaro6387 3 года назад

    You nailed exactly what I myself is doing in the first 20seconds. My 50 TABS open on my Computer on all things Finance and wanting to know more about Hedge Funds. :)

  • @LoanwordEggcorn
    @LoanwordEggcorn 4 года назад

    Brilliant overview, as usual. Thanks mate!

  • @gdog7391
    @gdog7391 4 года назад +3

    Brilliant growth on subscribers mate. Been here since when under 5k followers which wasn’t really that long ago 👌🏻

  • @5bscs
    @5bscs 4 года назад +9

    Do a video on private equity!!!

  • @diontaedaughtry974
    @diontaedaughtry974 3 года назад

    Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍

  • @jonghyeonlee5877
    @jonghyeonlee5877 4 года назад +2

    Hey EE, have you considered making a video about Keynes's idea for Bancor? It's an intriguing idea I've almost never seen discussed outside the likes of IMF White Papers, and the logic behind it (punish trade surpluses as much as trade deficits in order to stabilize global currency flows and avert recessions) is so interesting that I think it deserves more attention. At the very least, I'd love to see an actual economist try to explain its bewilderingly simple (yet definitely bewildering) logic, and you could cover the Triffin Dilemma/Triffin Paradox for those of us who want to see you tackle more arcane concepts in economics. Thanks for the videos.

  • @chizzithemagicfingers.5476
    @chizzithemagicfingers.5476 3 года назад +52

    I believe that when it come financial market, working for the money shouldn't be the priority rather we work for the assets that are profitable by so doing cash flows in.

    • @alpha.cmor-pha761
      @alpha.cmor-pha761 3 года назад +1

      While there’s merit in only risking money you can afford to lose, there’s also a risk with being undercapitalized.

    • @chizzithemagicfingers.5476
      @chizzithemagicfingers.5476 3 года назад

      A profitable outcome is not the result of luck but to apply the right institute which are profitable with experience of professionals over countless economic shifts.

    • @ethisrising7130
      @ethisrising7130 3 года назад

      Yea I believe that every market is worth profiting from but not when one is naive.

    • @fouleewong6217
      @fouleewong6217 3 года назад

      I would like to be part of this similar service like this Jace, what's your take so far?

    • @chizzithemagicfingers.5476
      @chizzithemagicfingers.5476 3 года назад

      Fadel dymek I'm doing quite well investing with Mark Carey a licensed broker and a portfolio manager. You can as well reach him if you need help with your portfolio.

  • @srikanthrajkumar8274
    @srikanthrajkumar8274 4 года назад +23

    Imagine making high quality videos with a 4 day gap/2 day gaps. Clap clap

  • @zamiadams4343
    @zamiadams4343 3 года назад

    Fantastic episode, brilliantly explained, thanks!

  • @CoryDAnimates
    @CoryDAnimates 4 года назад +1

    I love this channel! Thank you for the content.

  • @DustedVeins
    @DustedVeins 4 года назад +46

    @11:43 "It means that with some careful accounting that hedge fund managers often pay a lower percentage of tax than the janitor who cleans their office at the end of the day."
    Sounds like a fully sustainable way to structure civilization that couldn't possibly collapse within a few decades.

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +23

      Yep I see no problems here...

    • @asnekboi7232
      @asnekboi7232 4 года назад +2

      *liberterians leave the chat*

    • @user-hy6cp6xp9f
      @user-hy6cp6xp9f 4 года назад +11

      NO YOU CAN'T FORCE AN UNSUSTAINABLE REGRESSIVE TAXATION SYSTEM ON THE WORKING CLASSES THAT WILL MAKE THEM ANGRY AND LOWER THEIR STANDARDS OF LIVING
      america: tax cuts for the rich go BRRRRRRR

    • @ggogg5689
      @ggogg5689 4 года назад +10

      Just cause the whole, nobility don't have to pay taxes but the peasants do, didn't work for france in the 1700s doesn't mean it can't work now.

    • @callidusvulpes5556
      @callidusvulpes5556 3 года назад

      @@ggogg5689 Now here is a man that is sticking up for my interests, uhhh... I mean the people's interests! Yes, the people need to understand that if I get a tax break I'll totally invest it into factories in America and not Bangladesh because I care about people and not how little I get to pay those slaves, I mean workers!

  • @lukecarroll4080
    @lukecarroll4080 4 года назад +46

    You know i have a lot of unemployment jokes.
    Alright, can you say one?
    Sorry, they're not working

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +19

      ....

    • @tylerhackner9731
      @tylerhackner9731 4 года назад +1

      You deserve a stimulus check

    • @themongolsarecoming_9437
      @themongolsarecoming_9437 4 года назад +1

      to the guillotine.sorry wrong channel
      so what do i do for a living?Copy paste memes.

    • @rknp96
      @rknp96 4 года назад

      As one business youtuber would say it:
      Badda-Boom-Boom-Tsssshhhh

  • @MarkieDonnie
    @MarkieDonnie 3 года назад

    I'm sorry. I can't find your link about going in depth on Short-Selling in the description 4:55 i'm really interested in what you had to show about it. Thank you for the video! Really interesting!

  • @nathandessalegne3970
    @nathandessalegne3970 3 года назад

    The Australian accent is great paired with the quality of your videos. Thank you for your content.

  • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
    @MarinelliBrosPodcast 3 года назад +11

    Who else is watching this with GME stock price in another tab.

  • @LolProductionsGr
    @LolProductionsGr 3 года назад +20

    GME TO THE MOON🚀🚀

  • @JJ-io4pe
    @JJ-io4pe 3 года назад +2

    Not all hedge funds are trying to "beat the market" because many don't invest in stocks. There are many hedge funds that invest in alternative assets (art, short term business loans, short term real estate loans, movies for example). The purpose of these in the client's portfolio is not to outperform stocks, it is to diversify. Even hedge funds that do invest in stocks and traditional assets may be using a strategy that has a low correlation to the overall market. Maximizing return is the highest priority for poor people. Diversifying and normalizing returns are #1 for wealthy people, maximizing is second.

  • @Helpie114
    @Helpie114 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the time and effort

  • @BLACKAAROW
    @BLACKAAROW 4 года назад +9

    5:33 Stonks only go up

  • @asldfkhjaslk
    @asldfkhjaslk 4 года назад +17

    I don't know why this is in my recommendations, but I love it

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +10

      Gooble gobble one of us!

    • @Viperzka
      @Viperzka 4 года назад +1

      I started watching economics explained about 6 months ago and am loving it. I already do a lot of physics and math videos but it's really nice to see someone clearly and intelligently explaining one of the biggest factors that influence our day to day life.
      I recommend staying around, I'm happy I did.

    • @LKRaider
      @LKRaider 4 года назад

      Just subscribe already!

  • @frostyplayer
    @frostyplayer 4 года назад

    Awesome video mate! How about making one explaining venture capital firms? :)

  • @JohnSnow-gi7iv
    @JohnSnow-gi7iv 4 года назад +2

    I was just studying about FnO and there you are with this video about hedge fund managers..

  • @aapkefather1872
    @aapkefather1872 4 года назад +8

    Hey Economics Explained, can you make another video on the economy of India because I think a single video wasn't enough to cover the economy of such a huge country.

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +2

      Yeah I will probably re explore it at some point in the future

    • @aapkefather1872
      @aapkefather1872 4 года назад +1

      @@EconomicsExplained Thank you :)

  • @krateproductions4872
    @krateproductions4872 3 года назад +37

    *All hail r/wallstreetbets!!*

  • @Tweetogreggieb59
    @Tweetogreggieb59 2 года назад +1

    To thumbs-up great content, verifiable by those in the know and good presentation video recommended.

  • @mosesmukambojr8707
    @mosesmukambojr8707 4 года назад

    Do a video on the SAPs their origin, effects, impact, rationale and alternatives.

  • @Gandeloft
    @Gandeloft 3 года назад +4

    4:52 - This is the second time now that you've said you'll leave aditional content linked in the description of the video without having done so.

  • @jeremygriffith3382
    @jeremygriffith3382 4 года назад +4

    Better term is institutional investing. Keep up the great work EE, the more everyone is educated on money the better off everyone is.

  • @Ikbeneengeit
    @Ikbeneengeit 4 года назад

    These are really fantastic videos, I don't know where you get all this good information from. Also if rich people could pay taxes that's be great.

  • @mouseluva
    @mouseluva 4 года назад +1

    I still can't say that I understand what/why modern hedge funds are, but I know more than I did before watching this video! Maybe it'll sink in better if I rewatch another day :)

  • @InvestorCenter
    @InvestorCenter 4 года назад +36

    Hedge funds are a misleading name. They are very UNhedged funds

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +25

      More like Leverage Funds AMIRITE!!??

    • @FinnUnv
      @FinnUnv 4 года назад +1

      @@EconomicsExplained Economist's Jokes confuse me and I dont like it.

  • @AbcDef-lf5vd
    @AbcDef-lf5vd 3 года назад +4

    We like the stock

  • @ethanr8905
    @ethanr8905 4 года назад

    Can you do a video about legal tax avoidance strategies for Americans including offshore banking and expand on the offshore insurance company startup you touched on in this video?

  • @DollarBillsCorner
    @DollarBillsCorner 3 года назад

    Wow INCREDIBLE VIDEO MAN !

  • @hugsun5918
    @hugsun5918 3 года назад +4

    4:54 there is no video in the description, again!

    • @cammyg2841
      @cammyg2841 3 года назад

      I was looking for the same thing.

  • @scifience8297
    @scifience8297 4 года назад +3

    please do a video on the economy of Yugoslavia

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +4

      it's in the plan. Every country will be done soon :)

    • @themongolsarecoming_9437
      @themongolsarecoming_9437 4 года назад +2

      @@EconomicsExplained how about new zealand or as notmal people call it "new what?"

  • @jacobwillhoite5210
    @jacobwillhoite5210 3 года назад +1

    "Hold up there tiger"... I broke out in laughter at the graphic...genius

  • @enoibas87
    @enoibas87 3 года назад +1

    😂🤣 was waiting for the "bobby axelrod" reference. was satisfied to hear it at the end.

  • @ImmortalMojo
    @ImmortalMojo 3 года назад +4

    Who els is watching this after the game-stop thing?

  • @dogestranding5047
    @dogestranding5047 4 года назад +9

    Pretty good video. Didn't have to have the "so, yeah" though. Interestingly, Bill Ackman isn't just running a hedge fund. He's running a closed-ended fund called Pershing Square Holdings, which invests alongside the hedge fund portion of Pershing Square. I really like reading about these hedge fund managers in books like The Alpha Masters, More Money than God, and When Genius Failed.

  • @smallpotatoe9487
    @smallpotatoe9487 4 года назад +2

    Wow! That was an eye opener! Was planning to put couple of millions in it for the retirement XD

  • @kylerutgers2854
    @kylerutgers2854 4 года назад +1

    @Economics Explained Can we apply this to general trading account with regards to insurance? then paying less tax

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад

      sure, If you can pay to have a reinsurance company set up in Bermuda.

  • @tandemcharge5114
    @tandemcharge5114 4 года назад +11

    "You can't stop me because I can't read!"

  • @Spookspek
    @Spookspek 4 года назад +8

    I had no idea there was a category called "sophisticated investor" and it's written into law. Why does this exist?

    • @Jack-he8jv
      @Jack-he8jv 4 года назад

      us laws to help them evade taxes and some benefits i assume, sounds like rebranding nobility lol

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +4

      The idea is to protect silly average joes being brought into proprietary trading schemes that they don't fully understand ala wolf of wall street.

    • @bertsole7278
      @bertsole7278 3 года назад +2

      What it really means it identifies an investor as a high net worth experienced investors. Important in connection with the "fiduciary responsibility" of the Investment Advisor.
      Such clients can take big risks, they know what they are doing and they will not be broke if an investment goes south on them.
      If you are a retiree and invest your life savings, the Investment Advisor is not allowed to let you invest in high-risk investments because he has the responsibility to warn you and protect your interests.

  • @5astelija75
    @5astelija75 4 года назад

    Nice video! I must add that its not the profit, but the sharpe ratio. A portfolio with 7% returns and 5% volatility is much better than portfolio with 7% returns and 10% volatility.

  • @lucasdesimone6821
    @lucasdesimone6821 4 года назад

    Hey! Amazing video. It would be a really good idea if you could make a video about Argentina an its recurrent crisis ;).

  • @FinanceOptimum
    @FinanceOptimum 4 года назад +3

    *Where do you get your B Roll, asking for a friend...*

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +2

      Storyblocks mostly. It's an annual subscription but it is a lot cheaper than sites where you have to buy each clip individually.

    • @arwedrv7125
      @arwedrv7125 4 года назад

      @@EconomicsExplained Sometimes, when watching your videos, I wonder what is going through the heads of the actors in the B-roll. And that B-roll is like the muzak of film. It's kind of mesmerizing, actually...

    • @FinanceOptimum
      @FinanceOptimum 4 года назад

      @@EconomicsExplained Thank you 👍

  • @kigas24
    @kigas24 4 года назад +6

    Hedge Funds Explained: You're actually thinking of a Proprietary Trading Shop

  • @xjuanxandresx
    @xjuanxandresx 3 года назад

    I have never seen so many ads in you in my life 🤯🤯

  • @maxcroce6216
    @maxcroce6216 4 года назад

    This video was exactly what i was looking for

  • @jarronjackson6670
    @jarronjackson6670 4 года назад +9

    Index funds are losing their ground... They are just fueling bubbles, and sticking you with garbage when only a few stocks are driving the entire index...... As we move into the information age do you really want to hold the entire index? You dont... Basket pick

    • @Thesupermachine2000
      @Thesupermachine2000 4 года назад +7

      So choose :-) good luck with predicting the future

    • @Liverpoolaussie21
      @Liverpoolaussie21 4 года назад +1

      @@Thesupermachine2000 don't think you have read ray Dali's book. How many of the top 30 US companies in the 70-80's still exist today. As someone who has done CFA, funds create good passive investment returns. However they do create bubbles. When you own an ETF you don't own the actual shares in the underlying. What happens if the ETF has to restructure? well means they have to liquidate their asset positions that are no long necessary creating downward pressure on prices

    • @Ultravengo
      @Ultravengo 4 года назад +1

      Liverpoolaussie21 you didn‘t do CFA, otherwise there would be at least one correct sentence in that paragraph

    • @wigglebot2368
      @wigglebot2368 3 года назад

      Buy safe stocks if you want to be safe, not indexes

  • @tealion
    @tealion 4 года назад +8

    I heard you used to be able to get over 5% with a savings account.

    • @jmitterii2
      @jmitterii2 3 года назад

      When I was a kid I was making that in my savings account that credit union.
      Most of the early and even mid 90's. It's why it's rather sad to see the pathetic savings today... and CD's they're even worse than a savings account back then.
      And we wonder why we have investment boom and bust cycles increasing in oscillation and devastation. And businesses are consolidating to fewer and fewer.
      End game of capitalism though... consolidated a few or one big corporation that owns it all... then it either goes broke because it can't find enough buyers as everyone is broke and spins off all its capacity. And/or mass of people so poor rebel and change the system. And/or to draw attention elsewhere a war is started with some other nation. Nothing like a war to pacify the people... seriously though a congressman back in 1860's just as the US Civil War was coming to an end, suggested going to war with a variety of nations as way to unify (pacify) the country.

    • @bertsole7278
      @bertsole7278 3 года назад +1

      Of course, those were the days when you paid 20% on your mortgage.

  • @rhythmandacoustics
    @rhythmandacoustics 4 года назад

    Next Video Suggestion: Insurance Companies (Auto, Home , etc), compared to Commercial Banks (Day-to-Day Banking).

  • @brexistentialism7628
    @brexistentialism7628 Год назад

    Brilliant video🤩

  • @eoghan.5003
    @eoghan.5003 4 года назад +147

    How to make billions without contributing anything to society, and dodging taxes to the society which allowed you to make your money

    • @EconomicsExplained
      @EconomicsExplained  4 года назад +70

      I mean, you aren't wrong..

    • @Sam-fs1ok
      @Sam-fs1ok 4 года назад +8

      @@EconomicsExplained absolutely wrong, generating wealth for all people of society. Don't see how that isn't contributing anything.

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 4 года назад +44

      @@Sam-fs1ok 😂😂😂 For all people of society! That's a good one!

    • @carlosandleon
      @carlosandleon 4 года назад +7

      why not do it if you can? And are you really not contributing to society this way? You're still fueling the economy by existing. You're not actively harming anyone and you even manage to stop funds unnecessarily going to the wasteful hands of the government, which is morally the right thing to do. Governments need their taxes, sure, but not at the rate they take from you.

    • @Subjagator
      @Subjagator 4 года назад +31

      @@Sam-fs1ok
      The company making the product is generating wealth; the people betting on the success of that company aren't.
      The people mining oil or copper or some other material are generating wealth; the people betting on the price of what they are mining aren't.
      The farmer growing crops is generating wealth; the people trading futures back and forth between themselves without ever producing or consuming the crops aren't.

  • @logwhitley
    @logwhitley 4 года назад +9

    Bernie Madoff was good for consistent returns

  • @ryantaylor6530
    @ryantaylor6530 4 года назад

    Most managed funds link themselves heavily to indexes anyway so unless the fund charges extremely low rates you are better off long-term just going with an ETF that follows one of the big indexes like the S&P.

  • @00-Tyler-00
    @00-Tyler-00 4 года назад

    Hello Mr. Explained. Around the 2:30 mark you talk about investing into ETFs with Vanguard for a large wealth investment. I would like to see a video on this idea. Like if someone were to win the lottery or rich aunt Sue passed and left piles of cash would it be a better idea to just invest myself into ETFs or go for the financial advisor or hedge fund so they can move money around and do tax saving strategies (loop holes). Love the videos! Thank you.

  • @jbi1839
    @jbi1839 3 года назад +4

    anyone here because of Gamestop?

  • @gurung1812
    @gurung1812 3 года назад +3

    re watching because of GameStop lol

  • @glenngilbert7390
    @glenngilbert7390 2 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @mosesmukambojr8707
    @mosesmukambojr8707 4 года назад

    Do a three part video explaining the WTO, WB & IMF
    Their role
    Their origin
    Their effect on the global economy
    Their problems
    How you would make them better

  • @MystiqWisdom
    @MystiqWisdom 3 года назад +3

    $GME

  • @pepela8214
    @pepela8214 4 года назад +6

    8:36 Ah cool, so basically just *tax evasion*

  • @rahulkhurana2017
    @rahulkhurana2017 3 года назад +1

    Video Suggestion: Economics of Venture Capitalists

  • @damiangames1204
    @damiangames1204 4 года назад

    thanks for this