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BruceMajors <http://www.youtube.com/user/BruceMajors?email=share_video_user>has shared a video with you on YouTube: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvwXb9rSoaI&feature=email> The Truth About Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvwXb9rSoaI&feature=email> Did the hedge fund industry contribute to the global financial crisis? Did it make the crisis worse? In her weekly appearance on Bloomberg TV, Reason columnist Veronique de Rugy explains the truth about hedge funds by separating economic fact from economic myth. Myth 1: Hedge funds are highly leveraged. Fact 1: The market exposure of most hedge funds is less than twice the percentage of assets under management. Myth 2: The hedge fund industry's tendency to take excessive risks, combined with a lack of regulation, was an important cause of the financial crisis. Fact 2: Not only did hedge funds not precipitate the financial crisis, they did nothing to exacerbate it. If anything, hedge funds have helped the economy to recover more quickly. Myth 3: Most hedge fund managers are billionaires. Fact 3: Who cares? But if you must know, the average hedge fund manager's yearly earnings are $336,000. For additional information, see de Rugy's... more<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvwXb9rSoaI&feature=email> © 2011 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
