Welcome to HedgeCo Website Creation

Tuttle Asset Management is a Registered Investment Advisor firm that works with multiple companies to market its products.

Prior to working with HedgeCo Website Creations, the existing website was a static html site which was updated with PDF files of the various products. There were several issues other than the website design that needed to be addressed in the relaunch.

1. Easy updating of content (no more HTML editing)

2. Ability to create textual versions of various products and display them alongside the PDF version

3. Flexibility to add new sections, products, and articles.

Because the scope of the project was substantially different than what we deliver with our Hedge Fund website platform, we chose ezPublish as the Content Management System on top of which we could build the Tuttle Asset Management site.

The HedgeCo Hedge Fund Website team has experience with a variety of different Content Management System platforms.

1. Commercial Support: eZpublish has a large support team and will support the platform.

2. Solid Upgrade Path: eZsystems has a solid upgrade path for the eZpublish platform and this includes an exciting next-generation platform which is based on the upcoming PHP6.

3. Flexibility in design: The HedgeCo Hedge Fund Website team prides itself in the ability to create designs that fit exactly to what our clients needs are. eZpublish does not place any restrictions on our ability to do this. The eZpublish platform also provides the programming tools that our programmers need in creating any customizations

4. Personal Experience: In the summer of 2006 I was able to attend the eZpublish Conference in Skein, Norway. During this time I was able to fully evaluate the product as well as interact with the core developers and management team.

Specifications

Following are some of the unique aspects of the Tuttle Asset Management website:

1. Dynamic graphical page headers

2. Flexible Category and Page creation

3. PayPal integration to sell specific products from the website

4. Integration with Google Maps

5. Technical glossary section with terms grouped in alphabetical order

6. Integration with external CRM solution

7. RSS Output

Design Phase

Once the project specification was laid out, we moved into the design phase. Surej was the contact during this phase and worked

Issues

During the deployment phase there were some issues which we faced that pushed back the schedule for the launch date of the site. These issues involved some sections of the specification which had not been given enough attention prior to the implementation phase. There were also issues where eZpublish provided features which were not needed by the website editing team at Tuttle Asset Management, and changes were made to ensure that the appropriate functionality was presented in a way that it would be of most use to the website team.

Initially in the deployment we planned to create highly customized templates for each of the products which were featured on the website, however after the initial round of revisions we settled on two distinct product templates. While customized templates offered a much greater amount of flexibility on our part, it made it difficult for the Tuttle Asset Management team to create new products, as we would need to provide the original designs. Having two templates gave the flexibility that was needed.

Deployment

One of the challenges faced by the deployment of the Tuttle Asset Management site involved the entry of historical data into the new website system. With over 200 specific articles in the “Morning Cup of Jo” section the converting them to a textual format is not a simple task. For the initial website launch the team focused on a few recent articles, and we will be adding documents for the site retroactively for historical purposes.

Finally I would like to thank Greg Collins and the other folks who patiently worked with us over both the design and website implementation cycles. This was a big project, and we’re happy with the results.

I received this press-release in my inbox today. I’m very happy to have worked with Keith and Talia and wish them the best with their new website.

GEM Capital is pleased to announce the launch of its new website – www.gemcapital.com.

Designed to be a “go-to” place to learn about strategies offering tax-efficient investing, www.gemcapital.com contains information on the following:

• Tax Efficient Investing: Objective evaluations of alternative investment opportunities offering tax-free income
• Investment Solutions: Information on services offered by GEM Capital
• Relevant News and Events:  Listing of industry events and news articles

Membership is free, and required to access sections of the site that offer detailed information on municipal bond arbitrage, traditional high-quality municipal bonds, high-yield municipal bonds as well as specific information pertaining to services offered by GEM Capital. 

Our aim is to provide education and investment solutions to individuals interested in tax-efficient investing. The first two sections of this website, “About GEM Capital” and “Tax Efficient Investing” contain general information on tax efficient investing, and encompass all that GEM offers. The remaining sections of the site provide information specific to one investment solution — municipal bond arbitrage.

Please contact GEM with any questions or for additional information.

Sincerely,

The GEM Capital Team

GEM Capital, LLC

83 Beach Road
Belvedere, CA  94920
p: (415) 563-3844
info@gemcapital.com

Capstone Business Credit, LLC is a New York City-based venture merchant banking firm that provides alternative financing to firms involved in the domestic and international trade of finished consumer and industrial products.

Capstone has been in business since 1993, and the existing website was launched in 2003. With the focus of the website changing, and the business growing Capstone needed to overhaul their website to reflect their new provides a number of service to their clients.

The needs were fairly straightforward

• Easy to update and maintain
• Easy to embed various media within any page
• Provide a Client Login with a protected client area
• Search Engine Friendly with the ability to change meta-tags on individual pages (more…)

David W. Tice & Associate, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor firm which specializes in Prudent Bear mutual funds as well as other privately offered hedge funds. The company website, prudentbear.com is well establish in its field, but with the introduction of five new hedge funds, the site needed to be extended in order to comply with the regulatory restrictions involved with Hedge Fund websites.

Before our work began, we had a components for multiple funds into one framework. However, due to the unique aspects of this scenario (discussed later) we had to implement a unique solution.

There were several unique aspects to this project:

• Five Hedge Funds to manage
• Two Offshore funds, three onshore.
• Two funds available for Qualified Clients (3c7 Investors) and three funds for Accredited Investors (3c1 investors)

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Welcome to our shiney new HedgeCo Websites (HCW) blog!

Over the last year of operating HedgeCo Websites we’ve found that the key to successful projects is a clear and informal communication. Whether you are an existing HCW client, a hedge fund manager interested in our platform, or a technologist/designer who is interested in our technology we are interested in communicating with you, and hearing any comments that you have.

In this spirit, we’ve set up this blog to create an easy way to let all our visitors stay up-to-date with what’s going on at the HCW HQ, and provide an informal forum for interaction between the users of our products and the HCW team.

Following are some of the topices that you’re likely to find discussed here:

• Annoucements of newly completed sites to the HCW family
• New feature annoucements
• Clarifications regarding Frequently Asked Questions
• Posts discussing some of the project management issues which we encounter
• Interviews with developers, project managers
• Conference / Event news
• HCW News
• Links to other sites of interest
• … and any other fun topics that we feel like blogging about.

If you are new to blogging please visit the pages that we have set up about blogging, so that you can familiarize yourselves with the medium.

Let the blogging begin.