%0 Journal Article %A David Beeman %A Kenneth Yip %A Joshua weinreich %A Craig Russell %A Dean Barr %T Evolution of an Essential Asset Class—Absolute Return Strategies %D 2000 %R 10.3905/joi.2000.319435 %J The Journal of Investing %P 9-24 %V 9 %N 4 %X 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 %U https://joi.pm-research.com/content/iijinvest/9/4/9.full.pdf