Consistent Quote by Paul Singer

I don't see any magic in hedge funds.

— John C. Bogle

“Hedge funds have made massive leveraged credit bets, knowing that their upside is billions in fees and their downside is millions in fees.”

— Janet M. Tavakoli

Hedge funds try to produce above-average investment returns using tactics ranging from traditional stock-picking to complex derivative and arbitrage plays. High minimum investments, redemption…

— Alex Berenson

Hedge funds are investment pools that are relatively unconstrained in what they do. They are relatively unregulated (for now), charge very high fees, will…

— Cliff Asness

Hedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a…

— George Soros

Hedge funds are other hedge funds' toughest competition. And there are just more of them, and it's tougher and tougher all along.

— Julian Robertson

We conclude that hedge funds are far riskier and provide much lower returns than commonly supposed.

— Burton Malkiel

Despite all the media coverage, glitz and glam of hedge funds, they have not done well for their investors. They have high - some…

— Barry Ritholtz

Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically…

— Barry Ritholtz

You have hedge funds and people like that buying these assets to yield 15 or 20 percent, I mean, that's the buyer for these…

— Warren Buffett

Hedge fund managers charge so much more than mutual fund managers; alpha is even harder to come by. They end up selling a variety…

— Barry Ritholtz

Hedge funds are not noted for their long-term thinking - for them, a quarter is an eternity.

— Joseph Stiglitz