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Hedge Funds for Private Investors

Speaker: Christopher Guthrie, CEO Hillsdale Investment Management

Date: November 15, 2002

Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

Synopsis:

1. How Do Managers Generate Returns – Size bets – Sector bets – Style bets – Corporate spread bets

2. Separating Risk from Return – Alpha vs. Beta – Decomposing Returns – Determine the Manager’s ability to generate Alpha – Measure the Manager’s Beta and Standard Error – Get Familiar with the Manager’s Strategy

3. Know Your Manager’s Limits – Are there any restrictions on concentration by position, style, industry or sector? – What is the range of net market exposure (long/short) allowed. How often will it change? – How much leverage can be used? How often will it change? How often is it monitored? – What is the fund’s capacity to generate alpha?

4. Case Studies – Managing Net Market Exposure – Attribute Matching – Benefiting from Non-Correlation

Sponsor: Strategy Institute