What is a hedge fund? - MoneyWeek Investment Tutorials

Tim Bennett looks at the secretive world of hedge funds, explaining what they do and how they aim to make money.

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[Steephhnnn]

This guy is fantastic - who’s watching in 2020?!

[ryanoneill]

This guy is awesome I could listen to him talk about anything.

[giteausuperstar]

why is everybody moaning in the comments? The sound is fine, he talks clearly and explains it in simple terms. If you don't know what derivatives are then maybe you should watch some of the other videos first, he can't explain every single financial product as he goes along. Thanks for the video! 

[stevieder]

Love this guys videos. I wish my lecturers at college were as clear in their explanations of the finance world.

[princesssweeney]

Tim makes it very elementary. This is a teacher I can learn from in a classroom. All new to me!

[ChiranjivKumar]

This is how professionals talk and I like the way he talks. I am an Indian and i can understand the importance of what he is saying...

[jerryalfred]

Stock and fx are the best investments anyone can do.
Less risky and highly profitable.

[charanjitarora]

Subscribed! Man! you are too good - you bring the concepts out in simple & realistic way (& not text bookish way)! Keep Going!

[MeneTekelUpharsin]

Hedge funds are so secretive that he has to whisper to talk about it?

[SuperDuperSte]

I've have been watching your videos over the past few weeks, and found them enjoyable and informative. Congratulations, you now have a new subscriber to MoneyWeek magazine!

[deathmetaldxb]

Grand video really, Very helpful and explanation was spot on .

[kevinbarrington]

Tim Bennett: I wanted to thank you for your delivery of this video. I thought that you presented it very well. I do note it's been some time since it was made, so a compliment for you that is well overdue. You made it interesting and I enjoyed watching it. I learnt something, thank you.

[TomMKW]

wow AMAZING video. i went from knowing 0 about hedge funds to understanding what they are. your presentation style is great and i love how you weighed off the pro's and cons in the end of the video.

[overhang]

Please keep making videos. They are really well done and are informative.

[MoneyWeekVideos]

Good point about the lighting - will see if I can get that changed. Cheers Tim.

[kehtang]

another great, easy-to-comprehend video for all laymen who wanting to make their money growth.

[TheBartLEGEND]

This is a brilliant video! Short yet very informative.

[arthurd]

I love how you speak, the whispering gives me ASMR feeling down my spine, all while learning about hedge funds. Thank you Tim

[JugurthaHadjar]

Frankly Tim, you should get arrested. Your videos are very addictive. I am an Engineer interested in finance, economics, investing, etc; and the way you explain things is brilliant.

You make things as beautiful as a Dickens book. For me, that's the important part: The concepts. The "Why" of things. Your analogies are just amazing (P&L, B/S and Cash flow, the snap shots as opposed to the "story". It helps in ways you may not even suspect.)

Thank you Sir!

[MuandLe]

I like your voice fluctuation when you explained that "they tend to be quite secretive" Good video.