Hedge Funds For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119907558 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 400 str.

Ann C. (University of Illinois at Chicago) Logue

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: What Is a Hedge Fund, Anyway? 7Chapter 1: Hedge Funds: Alternative Assets and Alternative Strategies 9Chapter 2: Not Just a Sleeping Aid: Analyzing SEC Registration 25Chapter 3: How to Buy into a Hedge Fund 39Chapter 4: Using Hedge-Fund Strategies without the Hedge Funds 51Chapter 5: Hedging through Research and Asset Selection 71Part 2: Looking at Alternative Strategies 93Chapter 6: Calculating Investment Risk and Return 95Chapter 7: Buying Low, Selling High: Using Arbitrage in Hedge Funds 123Chapter 8: Short-Selling, Leveraging, and Other Equity Strategies 139Chapter 9: Observing How Hedge Funds Profit from the Corporate Life Cycle 159Chapter 10: Macro Funds: Looking for Global Trends 173Part 3: Determining Whether Alternative Investments Are Right for You 189Chapter 11: Fitting Alternatives into a Portfolio 191Chapter 12: Examining How Hedge Funds Are Structured 205Chapter 13: But Will You Make Money? Evaluating Hedge Fund Performance 223Chapter 14: You Want Your Money When? Balancing Time and Liquidity 245Chapter 15: Taxes, Responsibilities, Transparency, and Other Investment Considerations 257Part 4: Special Considerations Regarding Hedge Funds 273Chapter 16: Hooking onto Other Types of Hedge Funds 275Chapter 17: Hiring a Consultant to Help You with Hedge Funds 289Chapter 18: Doing Due Diligence on a Hedge Fund 301Part 5: The Part of Tens 317Chapter 19: Ten (Plus One) Big Myths about Hedge Funds 319Chapter 20: Ten Good Reasons to Invest in a Hedge Fund 325Index 333

O autorze

Ann C. Logue, MBA, worked for twelve years as an investment analyst and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation along the way. She also taught business administration at the University of Illinois. Now, she's a finance writer with dozens of publications under her belt, including Day Trading For Dummies.