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Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs offers an inside look at the world of hedge funds, blending anecdotes, experiences, and insightful commentary. The book delves into the challenges fund managers encounter, the pressures of managing investments, and the human aspects of high-stakes finance. With wit and wisdom, Biggs presents a unique perspective on the volatility and allure of hedge funds.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by the world of hedge funds and want an insider's perspective. Barton Biggs shares real-life experiences, blending financial insight with engaging anecdotes, making it a captivating read for both finance enthusiasts and those curious about investment strategies.

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Barton Biggs is one of the most well-respected figures in the investment management community. He has prospered during both bull and bear markets, and has adapted to an investment landscape that has been transformed by technology and globalization. His legendary money management skills helped set the benchmark for investment management excellence.

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Barton Biggs writes about markets with greater style, clarity, and insight than any other observer of the Wall Street scene. His new book, Hedgehogging, entertains immensely even as it provides countless valuable lessons regarding hedge funds and the investment world they inhabit. - David F. Swensen, Chief Investment Officer, Yale University

Since the glory days of the tech bubble, investing has become a perilous enterprise. Not the least for those running money in the proliferating hedge fund business. In Hedgehogging, Biggs offers a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes at the personalities and egos making decisions about the enormous sums being dumped en masse into these funds. This book is great. It's full of personal anecdotes and critical insights from an insider's insider. You should not even consider giving money to anyone on Wall Street ever again until you've read this book. - Addison Wiggin, Agora Financial LLC, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Demise of the Dollar and coauthor of Empire of Debt

Rare is the opportunity to chat with a legendary figure and hear the unvarnished truth about what really goes on behind the scenes. Hedgehogging represents just such an opportunity, allowing you to step inside the world of Wall Street with Barton Biggs as he discusses investing in general, hedge funds in particular, and how he has learned to find and profit from the best moneymaking opportunities in an eat-what-you-kill, cutthroat investment world.

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Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs is considered highly entertaining, particularly noted for its humour, which adds a light-hearted touch to the intricate world of finance and investment.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470067734

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 February 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Illustration: Charts: 6 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 3 B&W, 0 Color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 372g

Pages: 320

About the Author

BARTON BIGGS spent thirty years at Morgan Stanley. In that time, he formed the firm's number-one-ranked research department, built up its investment management business, and served as chairman of the investment management firm. At various times during this period, he was ranked as the number one U.S. investment strategist by the Institutional Investor magazine poll and then, from 1996 to 2003, as the number one global strategist. He was also a member of the five-man executive committee that ran the firm until its merger with Dean Witter in 1996. In 2003, Biggs left Morgan Stanley and, with two other colleagues, formed Traxis Partners. Traxis now has well over a billion dollars under its management. Biggs' latest book, Wealth, War, and Wisdom, is also published by Wiley.

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