Hedgehogging [Paperback]by Barton Biggs
Usually ships within 2 to 4 working days Description of HedgehoggingPRAISE FOR HEDGEHOGGING"Barton Biggs writes about markets with grater 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. Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout Barton BiggsBarton 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. Contents of HedgehoggingIntroduction1. The Triangle Investment Club Dinner: Hacking Through the Hedgehog Jungle 2. The New Hedgehogs May Have Been Golden Boys, but They Still Bleed Red. 3. Short Selling Oil: The Crude Joke Was on Us 4. Short Selling is Not for Sissies 5. The Odyssey of Starting a Hedge Fund: A Desperate, Frantic Adventure 6. The Roadshow Grind: Blood, Swat, Toil, and Tears 7. The Run-Up and Haunted by Remembrances and Doubt 8. Hedgehogs Come in All Sizes and Shapes 9. The Violence of Secular Market Cycles 10. The Battle for Investment Survival: Only Egotists or Fools Try to Pick Tops and Bottoms 11. From One Generation to Another: Bismarck and the Yale Endowment 12. Nature's Mysticism and Groupthink Stinks 13. The Internet Bubble: I'd Still Rather Have Air-Conditioning 14. Great Investment Managers Are Intense, Disciplined Maniacs 15. You're Only as beloved as Your Most Recent Performance 16. Once You Have a Fortune, How can You Hang on to It? 17. Three Investment Religions: Growth, Value, and Agnostic 18. The Trouble with Being Big 19. Bubbles and True Believer 20. Divine Intervention or Inside Information? A Tale That Will Make Your Blood Run Cold 21. John Maynard Keynes: Economist, Hedge-Fund manager, and Fascinating Character Conclusion Recommended Reading |
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