Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories, Strategies, and Advice
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470501294 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An in-depth look at hedge fund investing. The authors managed to secure from top hedge fund investors a noteworthy level of information on everything from manager sourcing to evaluating performance and risk to redemption triggers.
Investing in hedge funds requires sophisticated knowledge, understanding, skill, access, and experience. Individuals and institutions, whether they are new to hedge funds or need to improve, can find those attributes in the stories of the successful hedge fund investors profiled in Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories, Strategies, and Advice. Top Hedge Fund Investors chronicles the challenges and rewards these investors face in selecting hedge fund managers, managing risks, and constructing portfolios. In revealing conversations, leading hedge fund investors who place hundreds of billions of dollars in hedge funds, share their philosophies, strategies, and advice. Profiles a variety of different investors from the pioneers in hedge fund investing to managers for high net-worth individuals and fund of funds investorsDiscusses winners and losers in the recent market decline, problematic hedge fund strategies, and how these current events will change future strategiesProvides lessons, insights, and advice beneficial to all hedge fund investorsEngaging and informative, Top Hedge Fund Investors will prove valuable to anyone involved in placing money with hedge funds, as well as hedge funds who seek to better understand their clients.. In the wake of the crisis, hedge funds remain a source of fascination for the media, legislators, an
Timely and Written Well There are two types of people in this world: Those in the Hedge Fund industry, and those who are affected by the Hedge Fund industry.Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories, Strategies, and Advice unlocks many previously unknown secrets and perspectives about Hedge Funds and the perspectives used by the people who have fueled this segment's rise.Cathleen Rittereiser and Lawrence Kochard present a clear, easy-to-understand (yet sophisticated) look at what's driven the most successful Hedge Fund strategists.This book is timely. Its examination, for example, of strategies for risk man. Like getting an immersion course in hedge fund investing! As someone beginning a career in the hedge fund industry, I think it's important to find mentors and learn as much as you can from them. "Top Hedge Fund Investors" accelerated the process for me, because it lets 9 leading investors in hedge funds tell their stories. It was like getting an immersion course in hedge fund investing. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to be a better hedge fund investor or marketer, but it's especially insightful for those just starting out.. A clear, concise intro to Hedge Fund investing This book is an excellent introduction to hedge fund investing, from the perspective of a select group of the top practitioners in the industry. As they did with their earlier book, Foundation and Endowment Investing, Rittereiser and Kochard have offered clear, concise, well written and useful insight for professional investors, policy makers, and students of investing. I'm happy to recommend this book.