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Hedge Funds For Dummies

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Hedge Funds For Dummies, authored by AC Logue, offers a comprehensive guide to understanding hedge funds within the Finance & Investment category. The book explores the intricacies of hedge funds, demystifying the strategies, structures, and risks involved. It provides readers with insights into how hedge funds operate, who invests in them, and what potential benefits and pitfalls they might encounter. Ideal for both novices and seasoned investors, the book serves as a practical tool for navigating the complex hedge fund landscape.
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You might enjoy this book if you're keen to unravel the complexities of hedge funds and want a straightforward guide to understanding their workings in the finance world. It's perfect for beginners looking to grasp the basics or investors seeking to broaden their investment strategies.

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If you want to diversify your portfolio and lower your risk exposure with hedge funds, here's what you should know: Hedge Funds For Dummies explains all the different types of funds, explores the pros and cons of funds as an investment, shows you how to find a good broker, and much more.

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If you want to diversify your portfolio and lower your risk exposure with hedge funds, here’s what you should know: Hedge Funds For Dummies explains all the different types of funds, explores the pros and cons of funds as an investment, shows you how to find a good broker, and much more.

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:

  • What a hedge fund is and what it does
  • How hedge funds are structured
  • Determining whether a hedge fund is right for your portfolio
  • Calculating investment risk and return
  • Short- and long-term tax issues
  • Developing a hedge fund investment strategy
  • Monitoring and profiting on macroeconomic trends
  • Evaluating fund performance
  • Evaluating hedge fund management

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 kind 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. You’ll learn all the ins and outs of funds, including:

  • What kind of fees you should expect to pay
  • Picking a hedge fund advisor or broker
  • Fulfilling paperwork and purchasing requirements
  • Performing technical analysis and reading the data
  • How to withdraw funds and handle the taxes
  • Tracking fund performance yourself or through reporting services
  • Hedge fund strategies for smaller portfolios
  • Performing due diligence on funds that interest you

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470049273

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 October 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 187.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 646g

Pages: 360

About the Author

Ann C. Logue, MBA, is a financial writer who has written extensively on investing and hedge funds.

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