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MSCI World Ex. US -14.44% September ; -28.42% Ytd. MSCI EAFE -14.46% September ; -29.26% Ytd. HFRI FOF -4.95% September ; -11.05% Ytd. MSCI World Ex. US -14.44% September ; -28.42% Ytd. MSCI EAFE -14.46% September ; -29.26% Ytd. HFRI FOF -4.95% September ; -11.05% Ytd. MSCI World Ex. US -14.44% September ; -28.42% Ytd. MSCI EAFE -14.46% September ; -29.26% Ytd. HFRI FOF -4.95% September ; -11.05% Ytd.

Jeffrey D. Clark
Mr. Clark is the managing member of Praesideo Management, LLC (“Praesideo”) an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Praesideo Management, LLC is the general partner of six funds of hedge funds including; Praesideo Equity Partners, Praesideo International Investors, Praesideo International Partners, Praesideo Discovery Partners, Praesideo Japan Investors and the Praesideo Premier Fund. He is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.D. Clark & Company, an investment accounting, consulting, and administrative services firm serving the fund of funds and hedge fund industry since 1991. Mr. Clark was the Chief Financial Officer and a founder of Genesee Partners and the Genesee Group, a multi-manager, multi-strategy fund of funds group, from its inception in August of 1986 through August 1990. Prior to that he was the Vice President of Finance for an investment partnership specializing in risk arbitrage. He is a Certified Public Accountant and worked for KPMG from 1982 to 1984. He holds a BA in accounting and business from Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

Michael S. Loughton
Mr. Loughton is the senior research analyst for Praesideo Management, LLC. His primary responsibilities are for sourcing, evaluating and recommending hedge fund investments for the Praesideo funds.

Mr. Loughton began his career with IBM Corporation’s software group. He holds a BS in Finance and an MBA from Utah State University and was the recipient of the Hewlett Packard/John Young Assistantship.

Trevor W. Welch
Mr. Welch is the Senior Analyst for Praesideo Management, LLC. His primary responsibilities are for sourcing, evaluating and recommending hedge fund investments for the Praesideo funds.

Mr. Welch joins us from Goldman, Sachs & Co where he was Team Manager responsible for Private Banking client relationships in the eastern United States. In this role, Mr. Welch worked extensively with high net-worth clients and Private Wealth Advisory teams. Mr. Welch also led a team responsible for private banking in all Goldman Private Wealth Management offices east of the Mississippi River. He currently serves on the board of a small retention marketing firm and an outdoor recreation firm.

Trevor holds a BS in Finance from the University of Utah and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University where he received dual awards for distinguished service and contributions to the Business School.

Alfred Winslow Jones is credited with creating the world's first hedge fund in 1949. He is the namesake to what is known as the Jones-model hedge fund.

The hedge fund industry has grown dramatically over the past decade. There were as few as 500 known hedge funds in the world in 1991 when Praesideo launched its first fund. Now there 7000+ estimated hedge funds.

Many hedge fund strategies, particularly arbitrage strategies, are limited as to how much capital they can successfully employ before returns diminish. As a result, many successful hedge fund managers limit the amount of capital they will accept.

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- Since its inception 1/1/94 the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has a higher return than the S&P 500 with almost half of the volatility.

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