Absolute
Returns by Alexander M. Ineichen
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A practical guide to strategies of hedge fund investing.
Hedge fund expert Alexander Ineichen outlines strategies
that hedge fund managers use to achieve superior investment
performance, particularly in bear markets, when traditional
investment strategies do not perform so well, and shows
readers how hedge funds might be added to traditional
investment portfolios to achieve superior returns.
Nontechnical yet sophisticated, Absolute Returns shows
investors how to make educated decisions about hedge fund
investment--thoroughly explaining the risks as well as the
rewards.
Book Description
For over three decades, indexing has become increasingly
accepted by both institutional and individual investors.
Index benchmarks and investment products that track them
have been a driving force in the transformation of
investment strategy from art to science. Yet investors'
understanding of the sophistication of this burgeoning field
has lagged the growing use of index products. Active Index
Investing is the definitive guide to how indexes are
constructed, how index-based portfolios are managed, and how
the world's most sophisticated investors use index-based
strategies to enhance performance, reduce costs and minimize
the risks of investing. Active Index Investing provides a
comprehensive overview of (1) the investment theories that
are the foundation of index based investing, (2) best
practices in benchmark construction, (3) the growing world
of index-based investment vehicles, (4) cutting-edge index
portfolio management techniq ues and (5) the myriad ways
investors can and do capture the benefits of indexing.
Active Index Investing has a unique format that captures the
views and perspectives of over 40 of the investment
industry's leading experts and practitioners, while
maintaining a holistic view of this complex subject matter.
In addition to the Appendix and Glossary within the book, it
features an E-ppendix , available at
www.IndexUniverse.com.
Book Description
An accessible guide to portfolio-enhancing asset management
in bull or bear markets Asset allocation is a crucial and
continually popular topic among investors of all types. The
Art of Asset Allocation is a practical, hands-on guide that
shows finance professionals and individual investors how to
achieve an asset balance designed to thrive in a wide range
of financial market environments. David Darst, author of the
highly acclaimed The Complete Bond Book, provides a
comprehensive framework for using asset allocation
principles in bull, bear, or non-trending markets. This
complete asset allocation guide contains: Differences
between tactical and strategic asset allocation--and the
advantages of each Effective tools for determining asset
allocation strategies Asset class descriptions and
historical risk and return statistics for all major asset
classes Rebalancing guidelines Investor behavior analysis
Practical financial worksheets, charts, and other
illustrative tools An annotated guide to traditional and
Internet-based information sources.
Book
Description
The era of buying and holding stocks is gone -- and will not
return for some time. Now is the time to learn to target
where the market is going to be, not where it has been, so
you can invest successfully. Financial expert John Mauldin
makes a powerful, almost irrefutable case regarding the
future direction of the markets. He then details a new
approach to investing that will allow you to adjust to the
new reality of investing. You'll consider options beyond
traditional stock portfolios as you learn to choose between
the stable and secure investments that will enable you to
profit in turbulent markets. Buy your copy of this must-read
investment roadmap today.
Book
Description
From the small investor to the professional trader, everyone
is fascinated by the world of hedge funds. With its
high-profile traders and tales of amazing profits--and
frightening losses--hedge fund investing can seem vastly
different from more traditional money management. In
addition, the lack of accurate press coverage combined with
the reticence of most hedge fund managers has made it next
to impossible for outsiders to learn the real scoop on hedge
funds...until now.
Getting Started in Hedge Funds provides investors with a
complete and highly accessible introduction to hedge funds:
what they are, how they started, how they work, and who
manages them. Written by a financial writer and Wall
Streeter who knows this world from the inside, this book:
* Explores the industry in its entirety;-from $2 million to
$2 billion operations
* Tells the story of hedge funds from their inception in
1949 to today
* Profiles the strategies of both up-and-coming fund
managers and heavyweights like Soros, Robertson, and
Steinhardt
* Develops guidelines for choosing a hedge fund using
returns, performance, and risk
* Shows smaller investors how to get in on the action
Book
Description
This book discusses and describes four types of alternative
assets: hedge funds, private equity, credit derivatives, and
commodity futures. Hedge funds and private equity are the
best known of the alternative assets, but certainly not the
only alternative assets available. The author explores each
one of these alternative asset classes in detail, providing
practicaal advice along with useful research.
Book Info
Offers a comprehensive examination of the four major classes
as presented in the 'Handbook of Alternative Assets'. Merges
data and strategies scattered in numerous volumes into one
handy guide for the serious investor. Discusses hedge funds,
private equity, credit derivatives, and commodity and
managed futures.
Book
Description
The hedge fund industry continues to grow by leaps and
bounds, and within this universe, the "fund of funds" is the
new star. Comprised of multiple-manager portfolios bundled
together as a single multi-hedge fund product, this
risk-balancing vehicle has emerged as the instrument of
choice for the astute investment professional.
Hedge Fund of Funds Investing walks you through the steps
for creating, combining, and managing investments with
multiple hedge funds as a fund of funds. Leading hedge fund
authority Joseph Nicholas explains the building blocks of a
fund of funds and how they can be incorporated into a
traditional portfolio to achieve investment objectives and
build diversification. In addition, he teaches how to
evaluate risks, estimate potential returns, and choose
statistical measurement methods. This book provides the key
that opens the door to this fast-growing investment
phenomenon.
Book
Description
In the constantly evolving hedge fund marketplace, nothing
is more central—but in many ways, more amorphous and
elusive—than risk. Yet there remains no standard for
analyzing and measuring risk within this highly secretive,
largely unregulated field, leaving the thousands of hedge
funds—and the tens of thousands of hedge fund investors—in
dangerously dim light. The industry has not solved the
"transparency" challenge—communicating risk to investors
without disclosing proprietary information.
Hedge Fund Risk
Fundamentals is the first book to bring these issues to the
forefront. With clarity, concision, and minimal math,
Richard Horwitz lays out the key components and the
cutting-edge processes in the field of hedge fund risk
management today. Against that backdrop he presents a
groundbreaking utility destined to set the standard for
transparency and risk management within the hedge fund
universe.
You'll learn why, when it comes to risk management, that 1 +
1 = 1.41. For all of those perplexed by the difficulties of
assessing risk in hedge fund investing, Horwitz's concepts
make for an invaluable road map and a demystifying resource
that hedge funds and investors at all levels will find
indispensable.
Hedge Funds by Kenneth S. Phillips
(Editor), Ronald J. Surz (Editor)
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Book
Description
A well-rounded hedge fund guide for the serious financial
professional
Alternative investment strategies-hedge funds in
particular-have experienced a significant resurgence
recently, largely in response to the dramatic downturn of
the global equity markets. In response to this explosion in
popularity, this book focuses on many of the best
moneymaking strategies related to these alternative
investment vehicles.
IMCA (The Investment Management Consultants Association) is
a professional association established in 1985, representing
the investment consulting profession in the U.S. and Canada.
Kenneth S. Phillips is a member of the IMCA Advisory Council
and Managing Principal of Capital Partners, LLC. Ron Surz,
CIMA, is a member of the IMCA Board of Directors and the
President of PPCA Inc.
Book
Description
Hedge fund investment is a specialist area that is largely
immune to market upturns and downturns, and can potentially
profit when prices are falling. Because of this, there is
growing interest in this area from investment professionals
-- many of whom have little or no knowledge of how these
funds operate. Disappointing returns from the mainstream
markets has accelerated interest in the area, and many
otherwise experienced investment professionals are
scrambling to reinvent themselves as hedge fund specialists.
The particularly high margin that hedge funds can offer has
further fuelled their popularity.
"How to Invest in Hedge Funds" provides a uniquely balanced
approach that outlines both the failings and advantages of
this kind of fund. The book is an accessible and practical
guide that unravels all the relevant considerations when
investing in hedge funds.
Book
Description
Hedge funds now account for 25 percent of all NYSE trading
volume and are one of the fastest growing sectors in today’s
financial industry. Managing a Hedge Fund examines every
significant issue facing a hedge fund manager, from
management of numerous types of risk to due diligence
requirements, use of arbitrage and other exotic activities,
and more. Broad-based where most hedge fund books are
narrowly focused, it provides current and potential managers
with a concise but comprehensive treatment on managing—and
maximizing—a hedge fund in today’s fiercely competitive
investing arena.
Book
Description
Hedge funds are typically thought of as highly risky
investments. Not so. In fact, some hedge funds are among the
most conservative investments you can make. While
speculative, high-flying hedge funds make the headlines,
others quietly go about the work of crafting unique
investment strategies and hedging portfolios against market
risk. This much-needed book shows why affluent investors who
want to be financially secure through retirement should know
about hedge funds. Its blend of facts, practical tips, and
personal insights takes the mystery out of this often
misunderstood investment vehicle and reveals the critical
questions to ask before you invest. James P. Owen (Santa
Barbara, CA) has more than 30 years of experience in the
investment management industry and is Senior Vice President
of Broadmark Asset Management. Previously he was President
of JPO Inc. and a partner with NWQ Investment Management
Company. He is co-founder of the Investment Management
Consultants Association (IMCA); author of the financial
bestseller, The Prudent Investor: The Definitive Guide to
Professional Investment Management; and was associate
producer of the PBS television series,Beyond Wall Street:
The Art of Investing.
Book Description
Can anyone win the investing game? Considering the small
number of mutual funds that produce market-beating returns,
the task may seem nearly impossible. Even so, there remains
an elite group of investment professionals who manage to
produce market-beating returns, year after year. What is
their edge? Their edge is defined as alpha-which represents
the portion of an investment fund's return that is generated
solely by the skills of the portfolio manager. Investors,
traders, and speculators alike have searched for a
dependable source of alpha for as long as there have been
financial markets. How much of this search is art, and how
much is science? The answer to this and other questions can
be found within this provocative and highly entertaining
book. Some of the topics covered in Searching for Alpha
include: * The three reasons why the mutual fund industry
will always underperform the overall stock market * How to
profit from the idiosyncrasies of human behavior * What the
waxing-and-waning tendency of oil wells can tell us about
the impact of technology on the investment management
industry * The profit potential of value stocks for the next
decade.
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