The debate surrounding the ethics of hedge funds has existed for as long as the funds themselves. Hedge funds, investment vehicles that use pooled capital from various investors to employ diverse investment strategies, have gained notoriety as some execute aggressive tactics to achieve high returns.
Is Executive Compensation Unethical? Greed in Corporate America
The average CEO of a large company earned $18.3 million in the United States in 2021, which is about 324 times the average worker's pay. CEOs also tend to receive larger raises than their workers.