The data dependency of empirical financial research is of common concern to both academics and practitioners. This is especially true for hedge funds since no one single commonly accepted database exists and since many of the databases may hold different sets of reporting managers. Each database...

In this analysis, we simply take a step back and remind investors and researchers alike, that there is no simple answer to the dependency of empirical results on the data, period of analysis, or methods of quantitative analysis used to address issues of academic research. Over a common time...

Debunking outdated and inaccurate beliefs about investment management and reveals the new realities of the post-modern financial markets There have been a lot of big changes in the investment world over the past decade, and many long-cherished beliefs about the structures and performance of...