AARP Getting Started in Hedge Funds - From Launching a Hedge Fund to New
Regulation, the Use of Leverage, and Top Manager Profiles
Book description
AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and
expert guidance.
The hedge fund industry has been reeling in the wake of recent Ponzi
schemes and insider trading scandals as well as the loss of billions
of dollars in assets under management due to fund closures. Getting
Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition focuses on the current
state of the industry; how hedge funds did or did not survive the
subprime and subsequent credit crisis; and, what the future holds for
investors. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition also
provides readers with a brief overview of the industry's history, and
describes the inner-workings of these complex investment vehicles,
including how to start a hedge fund, and what new regulations means
for managers and investors.
- Profiles 10 highly successful hedge fund managers
- Addresses the Madoff scandal, as well as other lesser known
Ponzi schemes, and analyzes the ripple effect felt throughout the
industry as a result of these and other scandals
Despite the performance of some of these funds in the last few years,
hedge funds are here to stay. In this Third Edition, Getting
Started in Hedge Funds, Strachman provides an updated
"how-to" guide for investors interested in hedge funds in
this era of "new normal."
