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In 1997 Congress passed legislation allowing short selling by mutual funds, effectively opening up hedge fund strategies to retail investors. The following year Vanguard released its first statistical arbitrage fund, and since then the market for liquid alternatives has grown to $700 billion.

Retail Hedge Investor demystifies the landscape of liquid alternatives (retail hedge funds), explaining when they can make sense in a portfolio and how to choose the right funds for your situation. Sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date with the latest news.

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About me

Retail Hedge Investor is produced by Monte Hoover, a data scientist and former manager at Microsoft. As a West Pointer and former U.S. Army officer I have an interest in veterans’ employment, so I’d love to connect about any initiatives relating to veterans in tech and finance.