Hedge Fund Leadership skillfully explains how to assemble, motivate, and manage a group of traders within a fund and sheds much-needed light on the importance of aligning traders with the overall vision and goals of a hedge fund. Author Ari Kiev shares his perspectives on various leadership themes and discusses how a delicate balance between empowerment and control must be struck in order to enhance the performance of today s hedge fund.

In this startlingly frank account of Buffett's life, Schroeder, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley—and hand picked by Buffett to be his biographer—strips away the mystery that has long cloaked the word's richest man to reveal a life and fortune erected around lucid and inspired business vision and unimaginable personal complexity. In a book that is dominated by unstinting de*ions of Buffett's appetites—for profit, women (particularly nurturing maternal types), food (Buffett maintained his and his family's weight by "dangling money")—it is refreshing that Schroeder keeps her tone free of judgment or awe; Buffett's plain-speaking suffuses the book and renders his public and private successes and failures wonderfully human and universal. Schroeder's sections detailing the genesis of Buffett's investment strategy, his early mentoring by Benjamin Graham (who imparted the memorable "cigar butt" scheme: purchasing discarded stocks and taking a final puff). Inspiring managerial advice abounds and co

Since the first hedge fund was launched in 1949 by Alfred Winslow lones,the industry has grown impressively.In 2005 it reached the record size of 1.3 trillion dollars and 8000 hedge funds.Responsible for a big slice of the daily trading volumes of financial markets,hedge funds are among the top clients for brokers,given the level of trading fees they generate. The hedge fund world is a very heterogeneous one: there are hedge funds that encompass only a few people and those with trading floors bigger than soccer fields.The hedge fund world seems to be the place where the ability to generate positive uncorrelated returns resides,even though performances are not publicly disclosed. And still,this remarkable phenomenon is surrounded by an aura of mystery.Using real-life examples and case studies,this book provides an intensive learning experience,and helps readers understand the investment strategies of hedge funds showing them how they can invest to make money in an uncorrelated way with financial market

You no longer need a traditional employer plan to get good, affordable health insurance. The New Health Insurance Solution can help you cut your health insurance costs in half if: You're self-employed, an independent contractor, or your employer doesn't provide health insurance (you can probably get coverage on your own for about $94/month—a fraction of what an employer would have to pay for the same coverage) You are employed and pay extra to cover your spouse or children under your employer-sponsored plan—you may save 50% by taking them off your employer plan You own a small business and are getting killed by double-digit premium increases—you can now give employees tax-free money to buy their own plans and get your company out of the health insurance business The book also explains in detail the best solutions for you if: You can't find affordable health insurance because you or a child have an expensive preexisting medical problem (your state has a program to provide you with guaranteed

Investment Administration has a key role to play in the many and varied investment products and services that are available in the retail investment marketplace. Kevin Rothwell’s Handbook of Investment Administration provides a comprehensive and readable source of both background and practical information for the practitioner. The Handbook takes the main aspects of investment administration and drills down into the detail of these from a retail perspective. It covers areas that are unique to the private client business such as trusts. It explains the background on why processes are undertaken providing as essential reference aid for the practitioner. Key features include: A full range of Investment Administration functions from New Business to Settlement through to Corporate Actions. Specialist areas such as Trusts and Charities are covered in depth. Concise introduction to each subject providing interesting background information, followed by a detailed review. Esse

An essential guide to valuation techniques and financialanalysis With the collapse of the economy and financial systems, manyinstitutions are reevaluating what they are willing to spend moneyon. Project valuation is key to both cost effectiveness measuresand shareholder value. The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensiveexamination of critical capital budgeting topics. Coverage extendsfrom discussing basic concepts, principles, and techniques to theirapplication to increasingly complex, real-world situations.Throughout, the book emphasizes how financially sound capitalbudgeting facilitates the process of value creation and discusseswhy various theories make sense and how firms can use them to solveproblems and create wealth. Offers a strategic focus on the application of varioustechniques and approaches related to a firm's overall strategy Provides coverage of international topics based on the premisethat managers should view business from a global perspective Emphasizes the importance of u

Over the past quarter century, Understanding Wall Street has helped everyone from rookie investors to Wall Street veterans understand exactly how the market works and how to determine which stocks to buy ... and which to avoid. The fourth edition of this top-selling guide--still as easy-to-read, practical, and comprehensive as the first three--has been completely updated to help investors prosper in today's new, no-limits marketplace.

The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Property Like the Experts How do the world's most successful developers—from Donald Trump to Sam Zell—make the most of every real estate transaction? The answers are found throughout Maverick Real Estate Investing. In this one-of-a-kind book, you'll learn the secrets to making a good deal, using other people's money, establishing cash flow targets, finding the best locations, getting top legal and tax counsel, overcoming negative responses, selling at the right time, and much more. It's must reading for every aspiring real estate titan, and will give you the tools necessary to make every deal a profitable one. 作者简介： STEVE BERGSMAN is a nationally recognized financial and real estate writer. For more than twenty-five years, he has contributed to a number of leading magazines, newsletters, and wire services, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal Sunday, Financial World, Fortune, Investment Dealers' Digest, and Reuters News Service

"It is a fundamentally good time to consider the strategies in this book.Macro-market timing,stock-specific approaches,money management revelations,and intermarket analysis.Even better that it is written by someone who has actually done it himself." "This book delivers a knock-out punch to investor pessimism,with an uppercut of bullishness and hard facts." "The stock market is a major stream of income and Williams clearly shows the best time and stocks to buy." "No other book on the horizon comes close to this one.Larry lets you stand on his shoulders and view the market from the vantage of a master." 作者简介： LARRY WILLIAMS is a hedge fund manager and—based on books in print—perhaps the most widely read futures author of all time.He is the unsurpassed winner of the Robbins World Cup Championship of Futures Trading,taking $10,000 to $1,100,000in less than twelve months.He has served on the Board of the National Futures Association and ran twice for the U.S.Senate in Mo

On the surface, Wall Street always seems to be changing. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll quickly see that while events and curious phenomena enter and exit the scene almost daily, nothing really important has changed over the years. In fact, much of what happens in the financial world today has been played out in history many times before and has been captured in the cycles and trends of financial charts created over time. Understanding the movements within these charts provides a clearer perspective of today's market and can help you make the best possible investment decisions tomorrow. As a successful money manager and respected financial columnist, Ken Fisher understands the importance of this information and now, with a revised and updated edition of The Wall Street Waltz, he brings it to life through 90 of the most revealing and provocative financial charts ever assembled. Many of the charts in this reliable resource are snapshots of modern financial markets—which reveal how stocks relate to

The Glittering Silver Market describes in much clarity, the history, experiences and expectations of consumers in this category. As a consumer banker in Asia Pacific, I found the research and forecast related to "silver" consumers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan particularly interesting. It is an excellent piece of work for the business as well as the leisure reader. --Dicky Yip, OBE, Executive Vice President, Bank of Communications, General Manager, HSBC Dr. Yuwa Hedrick- has put his finger on a major consumer trend in Asia: the rise of the elderly consumer market. Through Concise statistics, insightful observations and illuminating anecdotes, he has skillfully weaved a powerful and convincing story on the rise of the silver market in the major Asian Countries. It is a book that researchers, businessmen, financial analysts and public policy makers should read to derive deep insights on the enormous future impact of elderly consumer spending in Asia. --Professor Tan Kong Yan, D

"How I Trade Options gives retail investors who have little or no prior knowledge the insight into how options work and how to use them effectively and responsibly.For those who want to learn about options,this is a rare opportunity to learn from a master trader.Najarian shows commitment to educating investors on the use of options to enhance their portfolios." –Rance Masheck,President,Quantum Vision Inc. "Not only is Jon Najarian a Supertrader,he is a Superteacher.I owe much of my good fortune to Jon Najarian.I learned more from him than I had learned in an entire decade–plus it was fun! Jon’s abilities to make his profitable trading strategies understandable are sure to make How I Trade Options a must-have tool that every option trader will want to own." –Don Fishback,Developer of the Fishback Option Pricing Model "Jon Najarian is a world-class options trader and a world class options educator.His crystal clear explanations of such strategies as vertical spreads empower the average investor

Filled with the insights of numerous experienced contributors, Structured Products and Related Credit Derivatives takes a detailed look at the various aspects of structured assets and credit derivatives. Written over a period spanning the greatest bull market in structured products history to arguably its most challenging period, this reliable resource will help you identify the opportunities and mitigate the risks in this complex financial market. 作者简介： Brian P. Lancaster is Head of Structured Products Research at Wachovia. Prior to joining Wachovia, Lancaster was a managing director (principal) in structured products at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. from 1990 to 2001. Glenn M. Schultz, MBA, is Managing Director and Head of ABS and Non-Agency Mortgage Research for Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC. Prior to joining Wachovia, Schultz was a managing director and head of residential ABS investment banking, managing the residential ABS and MBS businesses of the royal bank of Canada Financial