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Flying high with derivatives can be risky

Derivatives are like aircraft: In the right hands, they are wonderful vehicles, but in the wrong hands, or…

Derivatives are like aircraft: In the right hands, they are wonderful vehicles, but in the wrong hands, or incompetently handled, they are dangerous.
As David Hoffman reported in last week’s issue, derivatives have made their way into mutual funds, and most mutual fund investors are totally u

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