Profiting From Hedge Funds - Winning Strategies for the Little Guy

Informationen zum Autor John Konnayil Vincent received his BTech in computer science from the University of Kerala, India, and his Master's degree in information systems from the University of Hawai'i at M-anoa. John worked with various software development groups in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost two decades. Highlights of that career include several inventions in the database technology field that were awarded patents, as well as performance awards. More recently, he made a career shift into wealth management. His writings related to stock market activity have appeared on Seeking Alpha and other websites. Klappentext "Profiting from Hedge Funds is a unique window into the investment strategies of top hedge fund managers. In this book, John Konnayil Vincent breaks down the strategies of some of the most respected investors today including David Einhorn, Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Bill Ackman. One of the biggest mistakes I see many hedge fund managers make is innovating before mastering the fundamentals and emulating the best practices of their peers. This is a must-read for every hedge fund portfolio manager or trader, as it can help them model their trades after, and gain insight into, the thinking of some of the most successful investment managers in the world."-Richard C. Wilson, Managing Director and Founder of the 103,000-member Hedge Fund Group and their Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) certificate program"In Profiting from Hedge Funds, John Konnayil Vincent has written a comprehensive book that makes a compelling case for using hedge fund public filings to develop winning long-term investment strategies. The book explores in detail all the attributes required to succeed-from manager selection to model construction-and brings them together into a single, repeatable investment discipline. An extremely valuable tool for those who wish to leverage the valuable information sources that are hedge fund public filings."-Mazin Jadallah, CEO of AlphaClone LLC"Successful investing requires the right combination of hard work, learning from past experiences, patience, and luck. There are no free lunches in the market and no shortcuts to success. John Vincent's book is an outstanding resource for investors who have a strong grasp of the basics and are looking to expand their investment horizon with different strategies and by learning from the experiences of successful investors. The book is a delight to read, and the first chapter, which walks you through how to read and use a 13F SEC filing, is in itself worth the price of admission."-Asif Suria, Founder of Insider Trade Reports Zusammenfassung Learn to apply the strategies of top hedge fund managers to your personal investment portfolio The most successful hedge fund managers and superstar investors outperform the markets impressively, while most fund managers and individual investors as well usually underperform the market averages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xiiiPreface xvPart One: Tracking 12 of the Greatest Money Managers 1Chapter 1 Introduction 313Fs: A Window into Hedge Fund Activity 6Filtering 13Fs for Relevant Activity 8Raw 13F Filings from EDGAR 11Notes 15Chapter 2 Bill Ackman 17Philosophy and Style 18Marquee Trades 19Portfolio Analysis 20Notes 23Chapter 3 Bruce Berkowitz 25Philosophy and Style 26Marquee Trades 27Portfolio Analysis 28Notes 31Chapter 4 Warren Buffett 33Philosophy and Style 34Marquee Trades 35Portfolio Analysis 37Notes 39Chapter 5 Ian Cumming and Joseph S. Steinberg 41Philosophy and Style 42Marquee Trades 43Portfolio Analysis 44Notes 46Chapter 6 David Einhorn 47Philosophy and Style 48Marquee Trades 49Portfolio Analysis 50Notes 53Chapter 7 Carl Icahn 55Philosophy and Style 56Marquee Trades 57Portfolio Analysis 58Notes 60Chapter 8 Seth Klarman 63Philosophy and Style 64Marquee Trades 65Portfolio Analysis 66Notes 68...

Product details

• Authors: John Konnayil Vincent, John Vincent, John Konnayil Vincent
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 21.06.2013, delayed
• EAN: 9781118465202
• ISBN: 978-1-118-46520-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Wiley Trading
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration