A Strategy Aiming to Pump Returns Gains Clout but May Be “No Free Lunch”

Oct 13th, 2006 | Filed under: CAPM / Alpha Theory | By: Alpha Male
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By: Scott Patterson, Wall Street Journal
Published: October 13, 2006

Apparently, we’re not the only ones casting a spotlight on the recent emergence of “130/30″ funds.  As Scott Patterson of the WSJ says today:

“Mutual funds are starting to experiment with a risky investment strategy borrowed from the highflying world of hedge funds.”

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