Pension plans should avoid hedge funds.

In 2016, for an eighth consecutive year, the average hedge fund trailed the return of the benchmark S&P 500 index. That underperformance has averaged more than 5 percent each year. But that didn't stop the top-paid hedge fund managers from raking it in, regardless of their fund's poor performance. Last year, the 10 highest-paid hedge fund managers received annual compensation averaging about $765 million. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]