Overview
A professional's guide to the world of hedge fund investing
Throughout the financial crisis of 2008, many hedge fundssuffered massive losses and were often blamed for the extrememarket upheavals. In the wake f the crisis, hedge funds remain asource of fascination for the media, legislators, and investors,mostly due to misunderstanding. Historically portrayed as riskyinvestment funds for the very wealthy run by swashbuckling traders,the truth is hedge funds are simply an investment vehicle designedto generate superior returns and reduce an investor's overallportfolio risk.
Investors have good reasons to remain fascinated with hedgefunds. Although many individual funds have underperformed orcollapsed, hedge funds as a whole have provided solid returns whilereducing risks. Savvy institutions have invested in hedge funds formany years and have made them a large and powerful force in themarkets. Investing in hedge funds requires sophisticated knowledge,understanding, skill, access, and experience. Individuals andinstitutions, whether they are new to hedge funds or need toimprove, can find those attributes in the stories of the successfulhedge fund investors profiled in Hedge Fund Investors.
Hedge Fund Investors chronicles the challenges andrewards these investors face, in selecting hedge fund managers,managing risks, and constructing portfolios. In revealingconversations, leading hedge fund investors who place hundreds ofbillions of dollars in hedge funds, share their philosophies,strategies, and advice.
- Profiles a variety of different investors from the pioneers inhedge fund investing to managers for high net-worth individuals andfund of funds investors
- Discusses winners and losers in the recent market decline,problematic hedge fund strategies, and how these current eventswill change future strategies
- Provides lessons, insights, and advice beneficial to all hedgefund investors
Engaging and informative, Hedge Fund Investors will provevaluable to anyone involved in placing money with hedge funds, aswell as hedge funds who seek to better understand theirclients.
This book title, Top Hedge Fund Investors (Stories, Strategies, and Advice), ISBN: 9780470501290, by Cathleen M. Rittereiser, Lawrence E. Kochard, published by Wiley (October 9, 2017) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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