Электронная книга: Barton Biggs «A Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp. Or What's a Heaven For»
Financial legend Barton Biggs'fictional account of the hedge world and the broader workings of Wall Street Barton Biggs'latest book is an inspirational rags to riches story of drive and financial talent. Told through the eyes of a fictional insider, this engaging story provides a detailed look at the hedge fund business in the late 1990s and through the first decade of the twenty-first century. A Tale From the Hedge Fund World chronicles the life of a poor boy who ends up amassing more wealth than he ever thought possible. From studying Wall Street charts while sitting on the sidelines of football practice to realizing how so much money can be made in a short period of time, this book provides a bird's eye view of the inner workings of Wall Street and what it takes to make it there. Puts the word of hedge funds in perspective and reveals the competitive and lucrative nature of this field Other titles by Biggs: Hedgehogging and Wealth, War&Wisdom Also describes the bursting of the mortgage bubble and the great financial crisis that followed No one knows more about the hedge fund world of the past twenty years than Barton Biggs. His new fable offers an entertaining look at this field and those who aspire to excel within it. Издательство: "John Wiley&Sons Limited (USD)"
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Diary of a Hedgehog. Biggs'Final Words on the Markets | Barton Biggs was a Wall Street legend, trusted by investors around the globe. Now, in his last book, Biggs offers savvy insights into the innermost workings of the markets—today and for the years… — John Wiley&Sons Limited (USD), электронная книга Подробнее... | электронная книга | ||
Wealth, War and Wisdom | An intriguing look at how past market wisdom can help you survive and thrive during uncertain times In Wealth, War&Wisdom, legendary Wall Street investor Barton Biggs reveals how the turning points… — John Wiley&Sons Limited (USD), электронная книга Подробнее... | электронная книга | ||
Hedgehogging | Rare is the opportunity to chat with a legendary financial figure and hear the unvarnished truth about what really goes on behind the scenes. Hedgehogging represents just such an opportunity… — John Wiley&Sons Limited (USD), электронная книга Подробнее... | электронная книга |
Barton Biggs
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His influence could be seen when, in 1996, some traders were surprised that India funds suddenly became popular. "Barton Biggs is there, having a look around," one trader said. "Do you need to know more?" [http://www.smartmoney.com/pundits/index.cfm?story=biggs] Web page titled "Pundit Watch: Barton Biggs" at the Web site of "Smart Money" magazine, no date, accessed Biggs was named by "Institutional Investor" magazine to its "All-America Research Team" 10 times, and he was voted the top global strategist and first in global asset allocation from 1996 to 2000 by the magazine's "Investor Global Research Team" poll. [http://www.morganstanley.com/cgi-bin/morganstanley.com/pressroom.cgi?action=load&uid=149] News release from Morgan Stanley, "He's the ultimate big-picture man," according to a piece at the Web site of " Correct Calls *He called the technology bubble and recession that declined a full year before it burst. (International Herald Tribune, 10/3/1998) Mistakes *He said he was bullish on China just before the market went into a two-year slide. *He said he was bullish on Mexico shortly before the peso crashed in 1994. *Biggs did not see the rise in oil prices to nearly the level they came to by the summer of 2004. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00915FE3D5A0C738EDDA10894DC404482] "Contrary Bet on Oil Is Costly To Year-Old Hedge Funds," an article by Riva D. Atlas, Business section page 3C, *He claimed, in May 2008, that the U.S. economy will grow in the second half of 2008, the Standard and Poor's 500 Index may climb to a record this summer and commodity prices will retreat as much as 30%. As of July 14th, 2008, the S&P closed at 1228.30 (down -0.903%). It's highest point was October, 2007 when it was around 1565. It's been steadily falling. Oil, per barrel, on July 14th, 2008; closed at $145.05 U.S. Life The son of a chief investment officer of Biggs joined Morgan Stanley as a managing director and general partner in 1973. The firm's first research director, he established Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 1975. He left Morgan Stanley in part, he said, because he found his job had evolved too much into managing people rather than formulating strategy. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5221329] "Barton Biggs Shines a Light on Hedge Funds" by Jim Zarroli, National Public Radio "Morning Edition", Biggs likes the intellectual challenge of running a fund, said Madhav Dhar, Biggs' partner at Traxis, a Author Biggs is the author of "Hedgehogging," (320 pages; Wiley; 2006; ISBN 0-471-77191-0). The book came from a journal kept by the former creative writing major at Yale and chronicles some of the indignities of being in the hedge fund business as well as some of what Biggs calls "the very brilliant and often eccentric and obsessive people in this business." In the book, he writes about some of the quirks of hedge fund culture: Golf, for instance, is very popular. Perhaps that's because the game, like investing, is minutely measurable, to the last stroke. "Or maybe it's because hedge-fund guys are so competitive and have such massive egos," he writes. Biggs is also author of the 2008 book "Wealth, War and Wisdom" (358 pages; Wiley; January 2008; ISBN: 978-0-470-22307-9). In this book, Biggs has a gloomy outlook for the economic future, and suggests that investors take Footnotes External links
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