Therefore until inflows into U.S. equity funds stop and corporate America overwhelms the market with new shares I will not increase my short position.

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To be successful, you have to be able to hold the stock through these disappointments and to stop listening to equity research analysts and Apple experts in the meantime.

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For investors such as pension funds, buying a stake in a listed entity may appeal if their internal rules stop them investing directly in private-equity or hedge funds.

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On March 7th Harrah's, a casino group owned by private-equity firms, reached a deal with its bankers to stop making payments until 2015.

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However, since the equity market is greatly influenced by the momentum traders, it is highly likely that the sell off would stop temporarily at 1010, the recent low on July 1, 2010.

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There also are funds that offer one-stop-shop exposure to a variety of strategies traditionally associated with hedge funds, including long-short equity or nontraditional bond strategies.

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