Hedge funds aim to deliver returns to investors that have an alternate return / risk position to that of traditionally managed stock, bond and property investment funds. Hedge funds should form part of almost every investors portfolio.

Hedge Funds
Hedge funds are pools of investment funds whose common element is to use investment and risk management skills to produce positive absolute returns with lower risk than equity markets. Hedge funds aim to deliver returns to investors that have an alternate return / risk position to that of traditionally managed stock, bond and property investment funds.

A subset of hedge funds are absolute return funds which aim to produce positive returns regardless of the direction of the market.