A hedge fund is a large pool of money that several people put together, and that can be invested basically anywhere by a financial expert. Only rich people tend to invest in hedge funds. During the 2008 recession, many hedge funds lost all of their investors’ money, while a few made very good returns, because their managers foresaw the stock market crash.
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