The Invisible Hands: Top Hedge Fund Traders on Bubbles, Crashes, and Real Money

by Foreword by: Jared Diamond; Steven Drobny; Foreword by: Nouriel Roubini

• ISBN13: 9780470634301
• ISBN10: 0470634308
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Hedge fund managers who survived and profited through the 2008 financial crisis share their secretsIn light of the colossal losses and amidst the resulting confusion that still lingers, it is time to rethink money management in the broadest of terms. Drastic changes need to be made, and managers who actually made money during 2008 make for a logical starting place.The Invisible Hands provides investors and traders with the latest thinking from some of the best and the most successful players in money management, highlighting the specific risk and return objectives of each, and discussing the evolution of certain styles and beliefs in money management.'ˆ— 'ˆ— Contains revealing interviews with top hedge fund managers who survived and prospered through the 2008 financial crisis 'ˆ— Outlines investments and strategies for the rocky road ahead 'ˆ— Reveals how hedge fund managers are seeking a new paradigm of risk management and profit making opportunities in the post-crisis world 'ˆ— Gives guidance on how traditional investors such as pensions, endowments, foundations and family offices should rethink how they approach asset allocation and portfolio construction 'ˆ—Page by page, the top macro thinkers found in this book reveal their own approaches to markets, risk, and the broader world in which we live, as well as their advice on how investors should be approaching money management in today's uncertain world.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Real Money and The Crash of '08

Rethinking Real Money

The Researcher

The Family Office Manager

The Invisible Hands

The House

The Philosopher

The Bond Trader

The Professor

The Commodity Trader

The Commodity Investor

The Commodity Hedger

The Equity Trader

The Predator

The Plasticine Macro Trader

Final Word

The Pensioner

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

About the Author

Index

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