Jacob Wolinsky

Two-thirds of hedge funds were in positive territory for May, according to one firm. That's a sharp reversal from April, when the average fund posted a slightly negative return.

Now, the year is not even half over, and these predictions could end up being closer to right than wrong when all is said and done, but right now, the opposite is true.

Events like these tend to scare away traditional investors, but Stern looks for opportunities at such times.

Rising star: Michelle Ross on Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Like in many other years, this year’s Sohn New York conference kicked off with several “Next Wave” speakers,

While the leading brokerage firm and money manager is not typically viewed as a bank, it does have a significant banking arm, and it took a big hit during last year’s ...

Take out the Magnificent Seven, and the S&P 500 would have had an average return of about 8% last year, as some 72% of its stocks underperformed the index.

Simply, the Scuttlebutt Method refers to a process of gathering as much information about a company by talking with members or employees associated with the company.

Most investors have probably seen the numerous headlines trumpeting the top finding from Goldman Sachs’ most recent “Hedge Fund Trend Monitor.”

Here are some of the best ideas presented at this year’s conference.

Hedge funds administered by Citco generated a weighted-average decline of 0.4% for September, bringing their year-to-date return to 8.12% for the first three quarters.