Recent content by pat9966

Chill, nowhere in my post did I say I expect him to be the top performer this year. I am not peddling his fund nor do I intend to invest with him. Just want to know what his fee structure is.

Jim Chanos is a famous manager of a short hedge fund that was up 50% last year. He's also critical of the 2/20 mgmt and incentive fee that has been popular for hedge funds. Does anyone know what the fee structure is for his fund? I tried googling it but couldn't find the answer. Would...

I see what you mean bob. Here's one that's a bond and that looks decent: http://cxa.marketwatch.com/finra/BondCenter/BondDetail.aspx?ID=MzgxNDFHRkQx 9.1% yield on a subordinated note. Seems like to good of a yield for bond that is essentially guaranteed. Maybe there's something I'm...

We all know that buying bank common stock as an investment is extremely risky and probably unwise. I've been looking at bank bonds as a possible investment though as I figure it's unlikely that the US government with let Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan fail given that they have preferred stock in...

I actually don't think zboy2854a got such a great deal. He is making an approximately 10% unlevered return on a SFR that probably has a shaky tenant. Hollywood, FL is part of South Florida which if it's not already there is going into depression. He's going to see his rents fall significantly...