What exactly is a hedge fund and is it better than index funds?

my dad has a couple mil, but says hedge fund is a horrible idea because of high commissions, and he says that ironically index funds actually outperform these hedges

can someone translate that into english and explain the difference, which one is better, and if my dad is right?

i believe hedge funds bet against the market and invest in all assets beyond stocks and bonds. typically hedge funds are for the extremely rich and require lots of money to get into. jim cramer says that about one hundred people from the largest hedge funds and mutual funds basical control the market by deciding where and when to by diffrent investments. due to index funds low expense fees it's a better long term bet for the comon investor. index funds bascally are like buying the market rather than actively managed funds that try to out perform the market. most managed funds will not out perform the market and have costly expense fees. i recomend keeping the most of your asssets in an index fund such as vanguards s&p 500 index fund. hope this made sence to you.

i have no idea and i should ashamed because that;'s my income now

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