Comments on: Compensation Scheme Masquerading as An Asset Class http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/03/23/compensation-scheme-masquerading-as-an-asset-class/ Stock Market and Investing Blog of Mebane Faber Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:24:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JasonF http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/03/23/compensation-scheme-masquerading-as-an-asset-class/comment-page-1/#comment-4541 JasonF Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:02:49 +0000 http://www.mebanefaber.com/?p=1196#comment-4541 To add some color to this observation, we initially posted results of our fund's performance with Morningstar but found the interface to be clunky at best and had zero benefit to our current investors or prospective partners. The space was already crowded (<a href="http://hedgefund.net" rel="nofollow">hedgefund.net</a>, etc, etc...) and we chose not to continue updating performance data in a database that wasn't gaining traction to begin with.<br><br>Many of the other 615 funds that "disappeared" probably are still in business and have also elected not to continue updating performance. To add some color to this observation, we initially posted results of our fund's performance with Morningstar but found the interface to be clunky at best and had zero benefit to our current investors or prospective partners. The space was already crowded (hedgefund.net, etc, etc…) and we chose not to continue updating performance data in a database that wasn't gaining traction to begin with.

Many of the other 615 funds that “disappeared” probably are still in business and have also elected not to continue updating performance.

]]> By: JasonF http://www.mebanefaber.com/2009/03/23/compensation-scheme-masquerading-as-an-asset-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 JasonF Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:02:49 +0000 http://www.mebanefaber.com/?p=1196#comment-2327 To add some color to this observation, we initially posted results of our fund's performance with Morningstar but found the interface to be clunky at best and had zero benefit to our current investors or prospective partners. The space was already crowded (<a href="http://hedgefund.net" rel="nofollow">hedgefund.net</a>, etc, etc...) and we chose not to continue updating performance data in a database that wasn't gaining traction to begin with.<br><br>Many of the other 615 funds that "disappeared" probably are still in business and have also elected not to continue updating performance. To add some color to this observation, we initially posted results of our fund's performance with Morningstar but found the interface to be clunky at best and had zero benefit to our current investors or prospective partners. The space was already crowded (hedgefund.net, etc, etc…) and we chose not to continue updating performance data in a database that wasn't gaining traction to begin with.

Many of the other 615 funds that “disappeared” probably are still in business and have also elected not to continue updating performance.

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