PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Magnus Könberg AU - Martin Lindberg TI - Hedge Funds AID - 10.3905/jai.2001.318999 DP - 2001 Jun 30 TA - The Journal of Alternative Investments PG - 21--31 VI - 4 IP - 1 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/4/1/21.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/4/1/21.full AB - In recent years, various hedge fund strategies have shown wide swings in returns. In this paper, the authors show that this performance should have been expected. A review of performance under similar economic conditions in the past showed similar results. However, results also show that portfolios using alternative investments are more consistent with future portfolios under a wide range of market environments than portfolios composed only of traditional investments.