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The Pension Fixer Who Finally Got to Build His Own Portfolio

“When you get an opportunity to start a brand-new fund that was going to be over $10 billion from scratch, you take a second look,” says Illinois Police’s Kent Custer.

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PivotalPath: Hedge Funds Post One of Their Best First Halves in Nearly Three Decades

Technology funds remained the standout performers through June, helping propel hedge funds to one of their strongest first-half showings since the late 1990s.

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: The Case for North American Middle-market Infrastructure

Flight Deck Capital Soars 119 Percent Through June on Strength in AI Enablers

Onetime II Hedge Fund Rising Star Jay Kahn believes many AI-related stocks still have a long way to go.

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