Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Investing: A Professional Investor's Guide

Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Investing: A Professional Investor's Guide

by RobertA.Jaeger (Author), WilliamJ.Crerend (Author)

Synopsis

Hedge funds have always been characterized by limited accessibility, brilliant fund managers, and reports of unusually aggressive strategies - along with the potential for unusually high returns. Over the years, professional money managers and institutional and high-net worth investors have committed sizable amounts of investment capital to hedge funds. Unfortunately, far too many have done so without a solid understanding of both the opportunities and the risks inherent in this dynamic investment class. Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Investing begins to unlock the world of hedge funds - the managers, the strategies, and the investment itself. This uncommonly objective analysis addresses crucial hedge fund questions, including: how to approach the choice of a hedge fund manager appropriate for your investment style and risk attitude; detailed descriptions of the types of hedge fund strategies; examples of both generic and specific analysis useful for evaluating a hedge fund.As they consider the prospect of equities falling back to historical levels of return, institutional investors search for alternative methods of investing as well as diversifying sizable portfolios. Hedge funds are gaining in acceptance and popularity. The authoritative and comprehensive Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Investing contains explanations of hedge fund basics as well as investing strategies and technical insights, and represents a quality resource in hedge fund information.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 250
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: 01 Jun 1998

ISBN 10: 0070135223
ISBN 13: 9780070135222

Media Reviews
This is a good primer for the first-time investor or student who wishes to learn the history of hedge funds and the techniques used by hedge fund managers. The objective of this book is twofold. First, it presents the important facts regarding the myths of hedge funds in a manner most informative and useful to an actual or potential owner. Second, it seeks to reach dependable conclusions, based upon the facts and applicable standards, as to the safety and attractiveness of hedge funds and the potential pitfalls. Journal of Investment Consulting 19990106
Author Bio
William J. Crerend is one of the pioneers in investment consulting to U.S. institutions and high net worth individuals, with a career spanning over 40 years. Crerend was a co-founder and is currently Chairman Emeritus of Evaluation Associates, one of the preeminent firms in the field. He holds a degree in economics from Niagara University and an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from the same institution.