Hedge Fund Mastermind

Hedge Fund Mastermind Group Starting


I belong to a few mastermind groups which help me constantly improve my capital raising and marketing skills.

What is a mastermind group? A Mastermind Group is a group of peers within a specific industry such as hedge funds who touch base every 1-2 weeks and share lessons learned in their business, problems they are facing, and new strategies they are implementing to grow further towards meeting their career or business goals.

I was approached by a HedgeFundBlogger.com subscriber at a recent marketing conference in L.A. who suggested that we start a Hedge Fund Mastermind Group within the Hedge Fund Group.  I have been debating on whether to do so for some time now and would like to get some feedback from you as my blog reader.

If we were to start one I would imagine that we would focus on sharing hedge fund operational improvement tips, capital raising strategies, and employee recruitment and management tips.  

Are you interested? How many times a month would you want to join a conferenced phone call or webinar for such a group? My email is Richard@Hedgefundgroup.org

Thanks for your feedback, the response will determine whether we move forward here or not.

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CHP Designation Open to 300 New Members Starting Now

CHP Designation Open

Registration Opens For 300 New Members


This Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Program is now open for registration to 300 new members.

We limit participation to just 300 members because of the time-intensive hedge fund job placement services, hedge fund video training platform, hedge fund career coaching, practice examination, and resume feedback that is included for each participant in our program.

Reserve your spot in the program

The Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) designation is a 100% online-based hedge fund training and certification program that can be completed in 6-12 months. 

The CHP Program is the most popular and trusted certification program built exclusively by and for hedge fund professionals. As depicted below to complete our program you must first register, complete CHP Level 1 on hedge fund fundamentals, and then complete CHP Level 2 within an area of your choice. 


Some Advantages of Becoming CHP Certified:
  • Access to Over 70 educational videos, templates, books, and exclusive hedge fund tools through our Hedge Fund Premium training platform
  • Improved pedigree & and upgraded resume verifying your specialized hedge fund knowledge
  • Access to our job placements services which include career coaching, recruiter connections, resume feedback, a hedge fund career workbook, internships, and a hedge fund resume template.
  • An understanding of hedge fund investment strategies, fund of hedge funds, analytics, due diligence, and current hedge fund trends and terms.
  • A marked advantage over those professionals and competing funds which do not have the hedge fund training, resources, and knowledge you will receive.

Hedge Fund CHPNote: All participants within the CHP Program receive 100% free 12 months access to HedgeFundPremium.com. This is our online hedge fund training platform which offers over 60 video resources to program participants. Every month there are more videos being added to our video vault within Hedge Fund Premium, these supplement the required readings of the the CHP Program.

Pass Rates: Below is a chart showing the pass rates for each of the four examinations which we offer, including CHP Level 1 on Hedge Fund Fundamentals, CHP Level 2: Marketing, CHP level 2: Portfolio Analytics, and CHP Level 2: Due Diligence. While we are working to make our examinations are pyschometrically sound and challenging we are not trying to fail 50-60% of participants and our cheif focus is on making sure our overall program delivers a great amount of value to each participant.

Pass Rate

Credibility: The CHP Designation is sponsored and offered by the Hedge Fund Group (HFG), an industry networking association with a global membership of over 31,000 individuals. The Board of Advisors for the Hedge Fund Group (HFG) consists of over 50 hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and industry consultants, making this hedge fund certification program not only designed for hedge fund professionals but also by hedge fund professionals. 

The CHP Designation has been mentioned over 50,000 times online by leading websites including Alpha Magazine, Financial Times, WSJ Fins, MarketFolly, Seeking Alpha, Wall Street Post Game, Distressed Coalition, and Team Hedge Fund. Our program is linked to and discussed daily in the industry and it is now becoming required and recommended by hedge fund recruiters and within many industry job listings.
CHP Program Growth: Below is a graph showing the growth of the CHP Designation program over the past three years, 2008, 2009, and 2010. We are on track to have just shy of 1,000 participants by the end of 2010, and hopefully in 2011 we will pass the 1,500 mark.
CHP Program Growth
Participants in the CHP Program in the past have included:
  • Analysts
  • Due diligence professionals
  • Hedge fund managers
  • Professors & trainers
  • Lawyers
  • Accountants
  • Recruiters
  • Students
  • Marketing/sales & investor relations professionals.
Geographical Disbursement of Participants: The chart below shows where participants in our program are based. When our program started it was most popular in North America but now Europe and Asia are the two fastest growing segments of our participant locations. 

Geographical
Video Quotes from Participants
Watch video quotes and read feedback from over 90 current and past participants by clicking here.

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CHP Program Opens in 24 Hours

CHP Program Opens in 24 Hours


This is a reminder blog post that the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Designation Program opens for registration in 24 hours on Thursday July 1st, 2010 at 2PM EST.

This program is the #1 most popular and widely recognized certification program created exclusively for hedge fund professionals. This program may be completed 100% online within 6-12 months and includes over 70 educational videos, a hedge fund marketing guide, career workbook, career coaching, educational webinars.

One of the CHP Level 2 options is Hedge Fund Marketing & Sales and you can learn more about this option here: http://hedgefundcertification.com/Marketing-Sales.html

Within this session we will be accepting 300 new members into the program and registration will close immediately after these 300 slots have been filled.

We recently gave our CHP website an upgrade with new graphics, test statistics, job placement services, participation figures,and a history of the CHP Program.

To check these out please visit the following links:

+ http://HedgeFundCertification.com
+ http://hedgefundcertification.com/History-Of-CHP-Designation.html
+ http://hedgefundcertification.com/Quotes.html
+ http://hedgefundcertification.com/Hedge-Fund-Jobs.html
+ http://hedgefundcertification.com/FAQ.html

Hope to see you within the program tomorrow at 2PM EST.

- Richard

Richard Wilson
Hedge Fund Group
http://HedgeFundCertification.com

p.s. See what over 100 others are saying about the program here: http://hedgefundcertification.com/Quotes.html


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    Copywriting for Capital Raising

    Copywriting for Capital Raising

    This short video below explains why copywriting is so important and why ignoring this area can kill your progress towards raising more capital for your hedge fund.  Below is a definition of copywriting for those of you new to the subject, and if you are reading this via rss or email you will need to click here to view the embedded video on our website.

    Definition of Copywriting:  The strategic use of the right words within sales letters, websites and presentations to influence others to take action.


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    Do This If You Want to NOT Raise Capital


    Do This If You Want to NOT Raise Capital


    Everyone has advice on how to raise capital, many times the advice they give naturally benefits them financially through expenses services, turn-key services, or consulting retainers.  While some who sell the following services or provide consulting within these will surely disagree here is a short list of things which can stop you from raising capital.
    • Trying to outsource all of our marketing activities to some third party firm who will "handle everything."  Why this is a waste: They won't handle everything, and more importantly your firm won't learn anything.  It may be wise at some point to outsource capital raising to a third party marketing firm but you still need to manage the process, constantly help improve the marketing materials, participate in due diligence calls, and review the Master DDQ. 
    • Paying $3k-$10k for "placement" or "promotion" on a popular website where your firms logo or bio is promoted more frequently than other managers. Why this is a waste: Most of the time investors are seraching for something very specific and with this same $3-$10k you could meet with some high potential investors in person, develop a video overview of your investment process, or reach out to hundreds of new potential investors directly instead of trying to appear in front of them passively on a website.
    • Paying for a family office database or hedge fund investor directory and then blanket emailing the whole list hoping that this shotgun approach will result in a handful of promising responses that will be easy to close on investing in your fund.  Why this is a waste:  Nobody likes to be spammed and every family offices and investor is different. To raise capital you must approach each high potential investor individually and learn about how they work, how managers get approved by their investment comittee, what they look for in managers, and their history of investing in the space.  Never spam lists of potential investors.
    • Planning on the "build it and they will come" model. Many mangaers believe that if they build the track record the money will come pouring in, but in my experience this only happens in 5-7% of all fund manager businesses. Most that raise a lot of capital did so consciously through constant effort and daily action towards the cause.  I was this morning in a meeting what the real secret is to raising capital for hedge funds and my answer was, "it is simple, work very hard every day."  If you have read my blog than you know from past posts that I give a lot of practical advice on what to work hard at each day...but that is at the essence of success in hedge fund marketing. 
    Check out our Hedge Fund Marketing Guide

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    XT Capital Partners, LLC

    XT Capital Partners, LLC

    XT Capital Partners, LLC 3PM Profile

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      Westwood Distributors, LLC

      Westwood Distributors, LLC

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        Wedge Alternatives

        Wedge Alternatives

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          Wall Street Global Alternatives Ltd

          Wall Street Global Alternatives Ltd

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            Union Dime, Inc.

            Union Dime, Inc.

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              Trinity Distributors LLC

              Trinity Distributors LLC

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                Touchstone Group LLC

                Touchstone Group LLC

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                  Tessera Capital Partners, LLC

                  Tessera Capital Partners, LLC

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                    Stuart Portfolio Consultants

                    Stuart Portfolio Consultants

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                      Strategic Capital Services Limited

                      Strategic Capital Services Limited

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                        Stonehaven, LLC

                        Stonehaven, LLC

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                          Spring Capital Partners

                          Spring Capital Partners

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                            Sphinx Consulting

                            Sphinx Consulting

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                              Southport Harbor Associates, LLC

                              Southport Harbor Associates, LLC

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                                Software Methods, Inc. t/a Lang's

                                Software Methods, Inc. t/a Lang's

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                                  Simba Capital Limited

                                  Simba Capital Limited

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                                    Silver Leaf Partners

                                    Silver Leaf Partners

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                                      Shelter Bay Securities, LLC

                                      Shelter Bay Securities, LLC

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                                        Selalu Partners LLC

                                        Selalu Partners LLC

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