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How Long Short Mutual Funds Fit In Your Portfolio

By: Jamie Hanson

There are bonds, stocks, mutual funds, hedge funds, and many other methods for investing money. Some are conservative, others liberal, but the uniting factor is there is risk with all of them. Even the relatively new long short mutual fund is risky despite appearing to be resistant to market conditions. It’s important for investors to realize that while the long short mutual fund appears to be a wonderful way to invest and safeguard that investment regardless of the market’s ups and downs there is no guarantee in that. The success of any long short mutual fund depends significantly on the stocks that make up that fund as well as the person managing it.
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