Glossary

Hedge Funds

DEFINITION

Hedge funds are actively managed investment pools that often use non-traditional and higher-risk strategies and asset classes to try to outperform average market returns. They usually require large minimum investments and charge much higher fees than retail funds.

ELI5

It is like a special investment pool where managers use bolder moves to try to earn more. It usually costs more to join and is not for small everyday investors.

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