Hedge Funds For Dummies

If you want to diversify your portfolio and lower your risk exposure with hedge funds, here’s what you should know: Hedge Funds For Dummies explains all the different types of funds, explores the pros and cons of funds as an investment, shows you how to find a good broker, and much more.

Authored by Ann Logue, a financial writer and hedge fund specialist, this handy, friendly guide covers all the bases for investors of all levels. Whether you’re just building your first portfolio or you’ve been investing for years, you’ll find everything you need to know inside:

* What a hedge fund is and what it does

* How hedge funds are structured

* Determining whether a hedge fund is right for your portfolio

* Calculating investment risk and return

* Short- and long-term tax issues

* Developing a hedge fund investment strategy

* Monitoring and profiting on macroeconomic trends

* Evaluating fund performance

* Evaluating hedge fund management