Six ways the rich really do get richer

3. Hedge funds: You must be this rich to ride this ride

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A cocktail reception at the 2008 Hedge Fund Industry Awards in New York City in 2009. By law, hedge funds cater only to the high-income crowd.

Hedge funds are investment pools that allow their managers to use sophisticated (and sometimes risky) techniques and investments like futures, shorting, and borrowed money to try to beat market averages. Some are successful, some aren’t. But if you want to sit down and play this game, bring lots of chips. A typical minimum investment is $2.5 million, but many have much higher admission prices.

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