We're collectors of knowledge. We're students of culture, of industry, of life. We're researchers. We carry a badge. We are Scherer Cybrarian.

1.23.2007

CEO Bloggers.

A reader asks: I've been reading about CEO's and blogging. Like this article BusinessWeek a few months back; but also tidbits in some of my daily reading. So how can I find out which CEOs really are blogging?

One great place to start is The NewPR/Wiki's CEO Blog List. Listed by country, this list is constantly updated.

You can check out the CEO Blog Watch blog.....

The Fortune 500 Business Blog Wiki... or the Fortune 500 Blog Project.

1.09.2007

Stump the researcher. Part 5.

A loyal reader asks: I know I should know what they are, but what the heck are hedge funds? I keep hearing that the growth is huge. Yeah, tell me about that too.

So glad you asked.

We have a great source for these types of questions - financial trends and the like.

The Financial Services Fact Book 2007 Make a note of it. You'll need this one day. Don't worry, though. If you forget, you can always ask us...
This from the Fact Book:

Hedge funds are private investment pools subject to the terms of investment agreements between the sponsors of, and investors in, the hedge fund. While mutual funds typically have a minimum opening investment of about $1,000, hedge fund investors are often required to have a minimum investment of $1 million.



ASSETS OF HEDGE FUNDS, 1950-2006 (1)($ billions)
(1) All data are for January.Source: Hennessee Group LLC.