The Big Screen: The Best Short Stories
Some funds have shown us that you can make money from sagging stocks, so let's check them out.
The Big Screen usually sifts the fund world in search of funds and portfolio managers who have an uncanny knack for picking stocks poised to rise in value. But over the past 12 months stocks and funds of nearly every flavor have headed south. When that happens, one of the few ways to make money in the stock market is to short stocks, also known as short-selling. Consequently, my mailbox has been filling with requests for a look at funds that short stocks. So let's check them out, but first let's talk about how shorting works. ...
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