Hedge Funds for Dummies

Name: Hedge Funds for Dummies
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ann C. Logue, MBA
ISBN: 9781515948834

Author: Ann C. Logue, MBA

Narrator: Pam Ward

Unabridged: 14 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/08/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Investments, Personal Finance

Synopsis

Authored by Ann Logue, a financial writer and hedge fund specialist, this handy, friendly guide covers all the bases for investors of all levels. Whether you're just building your first portfolio or you've been investing for years, you'll find everything you need to know inside this book.

If you're investing for the future, you definitely want to minimize your risk and maximize your returns. A balanced portfolio with hedge funds is one of the best ways to achieve that sort of balance. This book walks you step by step through the process of evaluating and choosing funds, incorporating them into your portfolio in the right amounts, and making sure they give you the returns you expect and deserve.

This friendly, to-the-point resource includes information you can't do without, including sample portfolios that show you how to invest wisely. Hedge funds are an important part of every balanced portfolio, and this friendly guide tells how to use them to your best advantage. With important resources, vital information, and commonsense advice, Hedge Funds For Dummies is the perfect resource for every investor interested in hedge funds.

About Ann C. Logue, MBA

Ann C. Logue, MBA is a freelance writer and consulting analyst. She has written for Barron's, the New York Times, Newsweek Japan, Compliance Week, and the International Monetary Fund. She's a lecturer at the Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her current career follows twelve years of experience as an investment analyst. She has a BA from Northwestern University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mirella

Far from being the kind of book you can't put down, it still offered a great navigational tool for those looking to get a better understanding of the hedge fund. This book was directed as a how-to for those interested in investing, so if you are employed by a hedge fund, or just curious, it may not......more

Goodreads review by Szymon

I did not expect to learn that much from a book For Dummies. I might be a perfect fit :-) If you ever wanted to understand what hedge funds do without having a massive prior knowledge of how the market works, this is the book. It starts slowly by discussing what MPT is, what are assets, securities an......more

Goodreads review by Smoothfin

lots of information for the reader to absorb here! i absorbed plenty, and came to the conclusion that i'll probably never invest in any hedge funds because i'll probably never have the money amount to qualify. nonetheless, it's an interesting read about a crazy slice of the already-crazy world of in......more

Goodreads review by Rakesh

Power packed summary of hedge funds The book provides a great summary of hedge funds in a language which is very easy to understand and assimilate!!......more

Goodreads review by Shonnie

I thought this was a good broad overview of how hedge funds work. I was hoping for a little more emphasis on how the accounting works, but this is a good start. It's more of an introduction, so it doesn't go very in depth on topics like derivatives or futures and I had to buy separate books to explo......more