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The author discusses the 2008 financial crisis and says that in November, 2008, the crisis is nearly over. Hedge funds have seen massive losses in 2008, and billions of dollars have been withdrawn from the financial markets, but most investors who still have positions in hedge funds will be patient enough to keep their money invested, rather than selling at a loss.

In this article the author remarks on the slow regrowth of the U.S. hedge fund industry in 2010 following the global financial crisis. He notes that the majority of hedge fund investments are being made to funds with a history of both low volatility and low returns. He discusses the expected growth of hedge funds amidst bear markets.

The article discusses the effect that the financial crises of 2008 and 2009 have had on hedge funds. The author indicates that as the economy started to destabilize, hedge funds did not maintain the strength that holders had been guaranteed. The article suggests that hedge funds will have to change by lowering their fees and becoming generally smaller.

The article offers an editorial on the state of contrarian investing. The author discusses the lack of a pattern in U.S. market indicators. The author discusses the investment position of U.S. hedge funds, and the inability of fund managers to accurately time security market movements. The author discusses the economic growth of Europe and Japan. He states that he has a bullish view of the stock market.

The author offers investment advice as of January, 2007. He notes that stock markets generally did well in 2006, and he expects them to enjoy moderate growth in 2007 as well. He notes that many high-profile investors take a more pessimistic view, and presents some details of their reasoning. The historical allocation of assets by endowments and pension funds is discussed, along with some of the drawbacks of hedge funds and similar investments.

This article discusses the financial stability of hedge funds. An investor looks at why, in 2006, multiple billion-dollar hedge funds suddenly exploded. In 2006, the S&P 500 was up 8%, while hedge funds were up 7.2%. The author reports that the problem is that too many hedge funds are doing the same thing, and market volatility has been low. Volatility is what drives performance because hedge funds can leap in and out of the game, profiting from wild swings in the markets.

The article discusses the psychology of stock market investors and the importance that hedge funds play in the instability of the global financial markets. According to the author, while the global economy is, as of fall 2006, performing well, hedge funds account for a great deal of stock market uncertainty as they turn over rapidly.

The article presents that author's views on the influence of hedge funds on commodity prices. The author suggests that commodity prices are not affected by hedge funds but by "endowment envy." According to the author, owners of big money began to wonder after the 1990's why their pension funds and other investments were not performing as well as the endowments of major university's like Yale or Harvard.