http://www.dssrookie.com/forums/ Business News from around the world en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:24:26 GMT vBulletin 180 http://www.dssrookie.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.dssrookie.com/forums/ http://www.dssrookie.com/forums/business-news/126466-paulsons-golden-investors-have-commit-10-million-new-post.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:02 GMT BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a prospectus.


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