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It is difficult to supply an over-all definition of a hedge fund.Initially, hedge funds would sell short the currency markets, thus providing a "hedge" against any currency markets declines.Today the word is applied more broadly to any kind of private investment partnership.You can find a large number of different hedge funds globally.Their primary objective would be to make a lot of money, and to earn money by buying all kinds of different investments and investments strategies...

I use the P/E ratio as a secondary indicator for buying and selling stocks but I do not use the ratio in the same a manner as many value investors teach.I'll explain the difference in my methodology for using the P/E ratio to your advantage.Many value investors will pass on a growth stock which has a P/E ratio greater than a predetermined amount.By way of instance, they may discard all stocks with a ratio of 15 or greater, regardless of what industry group they come from...