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Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risk, and the Reckoning
by Katherine Burton
from Bloomberg Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Good Informative Read
  I knew what this book was before I ordered it (Thanks Amazon.com Reviews!), and knowing what was in store, I rather enjoyed this book. It it not a book on investment techiniques and such that, It's a book of 7-10 page interviews from top hedgefund managers who give their life story of how they became successful, they're approach to their investment strategies and ways they analyze financial instruments. You will NOT be able to run your own hedgefund after reading this book and if you are expecting a bible... more info

• Reader-friendly interviews with hedge-fund legends
  What are the qualities of a successful hedge fund manager? To answer that question, Katherine Burton profiled industry leaders who have outperformed their peers over time. Her book provides readers with a sweeping introduction to the hedge fund industry's top performers. You will discover how these investors got to the top, what strategies they employ, how they learn from their mistakes and what characteristics they find necessary to succeed in this very competitive environment. Burton profiles an... more info

• Interesting, but not particularly useful
  This book is a list of 18 case studies of successful hedge fund managers. Unfortunately there are few common themes tying these stories together. According to Burton, the basic mechanics of money management can be taught, but that "special sauce" that really successful managers have can't be, and this is what she attempts to uncover in this book.
  Each of the fund managers interviewed talk about favorite "values" relating to risk-taking, hiring, using (or not using) leverage, etc, and about their... more info

• bberg 'news' is negative selling point
  I stopped reading this after I saw the cover where the author advertises that she is from bloomberg 'news'... which in my personal experience is notoriously loose with facts.
  In my view the author should de-emphasize her background at bberg 'news'.

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