nt / 26%\rclose the deal\rfigures\ridea\rplan.\rfine\rbusiness guide\rvoting rights\rsay\rstrong point\rinvestment\r150,000 / 150000\r26 percent / 26%\r1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and\rit's driving him mad.\r2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge\rfunds.\r3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that\rcreates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.\r4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and\rwhich will likely go down.\r5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the\rmanager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.