@article {Beeman9, author = {David Beeman and Kenneth Yip and Joshua weinreich and Craig Russell and Dean Barr}, title = {Evolution of an Essential Asset Class{\textemdash}Absolute Return Strategies}, volume = {9}, number = {4}, pages = {9--24}, year = {2000}, doi = {10.3905/joi.2000.319435}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Over the last 15 years institutional investors have broadly embraced two new asset classes: international equities and private equity. Recently, institutions have begun to consider another new asset class: absolute return strategies known as hedge funds. This paper examines the viability of absolute return strategies for institutional}, issn = {1068-0896}, URL = {https://joi.pm-research.com/content/9/4/9}, eprint = {https://joi.pm-research.com/content/9/4/9.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Investing} }