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Hedge funds have long been viewed as mysterious, high-risk investments, unsuitable for most investors. All About Hedge Funds debunks these myths and explains how any investor can take advantage of the high-potential returns of hedge funds while incorporating safeguards to limit their volatility and risk. This clear-headed, commonsense guide tells investors:
- What hedge funds are--and what they are not
- Four key hedge fund strategies
- How to incorporate hedge funds into an existing portfolio
- Types of risk involved in hedge fund investing
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Hedge funds have long been viewed as mysterious, high-risk investments, unsuitable for most investors. All About Hedge Funds debunks these myths and explains how any investor can take advantage of the high-potential returns of hedge funds while incorporating safeguards to limit their volatility and risk.
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A great intro to the stock market.......2007-07-10
Forget 'Hedge Funds' for a moment - - this is a great book for introducing you to stocks, shares, buying and selling - ie, the whole business of the stock market.
The bonus is that the last 2-3 chapters, which finally get around to looking at Hedge Funds, are really clear and helpful.
Most useful.
A real winner.......2007-07-03
In the realm of how-to books, "All About Hedge Funds" by Dr. Robert Jaeger is a real winner. Instructive, analytical and easy to read, it brings down to earth an investment tool that has long been a mystery to me and many others. The author, for more than 20 years the chief investment officer of a well-respected hedge fund, explains in a clear insightful style risk assessment, hedging techniques and many other facets of this intriguing method of investing. He includes the historical background which has shaped the hedge fund we know today. I found the book invaluable.
good industry introduction - good value.......2007-06-28
I've recommended this book many times to people who are new to working in the hedge fund industry. Though it's a couple of years old, it's a very readable overview of what hedge funds are about and how they work. Unlike many hedge fund books on the market, this one is both reasonably priced and useful.
Great intro to hedge funds and investment mgmt.......2007-02-01
I was looking for an introduction to hedge funds and found this book to be great as it builds up your knowledge starting at ground level with many comparisons between hedge funds and mutual funds and then it delves deeper into the specifics and peculiarities of hedge funds themselves including shorting, leverage, and other tactics.
Nothing about Hedge Funds.......2007-01-27
Page 181 of this 309-page book starts with: "We have spent a lot of time looking at investment issues related to hedge funds: investment objectives, strategies, techniques, and so forth. The next few chapters take a brief look at some of the business and operational issues that arise in the hedge fund world." Finally! Well, page 205 hurries back to "The Menu of Hedge Fund Strategies" about longs and shorts, stocks and bonds and indexes and volatility. Why a publisher would cheat his readers with a title like "All about Hedge Funds" for what is just some investor's handbook is beyond me. Imagine considering serious participation in such fund and the term "Private Placement Memorandum" isn't even mentioned once in this book. Probably the author never heard of it: he intended to write about investing and did, but, discouraged by the crowded market in these books, shuffled in 23 pages about hedge funds so he could rename his book. I fell into the trap, make sure you don't.
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Useful as either a self-teaching guide or a supplement to classroom textbooks, this book presents the fundamentals of accounting, starting with the accounting equation, then explaining financial statements, recording daily business transactions, using special journals, accounting for receivables and payables, and accounting for assets, inventories, and payroll from the viewpoint of a sole proprietorship form of business. Final chapters cover partnership and corporate accounting. Within every chapter, self-testing exercises follow each topic with detailed solutions presented at the back of the book. Barron's Easy Way books focus on both practical and academic topics, presenting fundamental subject matter in clear, understandable language. Equally popular as self-teaching manuals and supplementary texts for classroom use, they are written to help students improve their grades and review subject matter before tests. They are also useful for introducing general readers to a new career-related skill. Easy Way titles cover virtually all subjects that are taught on advanced high school and college-101 levels. Subject heads and key phrases are set in a second color.
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like taking a shower while wearing a rain coat........2005-11-08
I am not an accountant, I'm an engineer. I knew almost nothing about about accounting, but I wanted to learn double entry bookeeping. So before I even read this book, I studied Barron's "Bookeeping the Easy Way".
Having gained an understanding of bookeeping, I then proceed to this book. And what I learned is that accounting has many, many categories of events to be accounted, lots and lots of counter-intuitive conventions, jargon galore, and an unending supply of seemingly arbitrary rules.
What I did *not* learn from this book is that accounting is very logical, an entire system built on two postulates (to borrow some mathematical vocabulary). Happily, I share a 45 minute commute with an accountant friend, and he enlightened me. But without the individual tutoring, I doubt I would have made much progress with this book despite many hours of hard work.
I could forgive this book for obscuring the beauty of accounting, since after all most readers are interesting in acquiring skills, not contemplating beauty. Unfortunately, this is a car wreck of a a "how to" book. The text is wordy, amiguous, and convoluted. None of the illustrations or tables are numbered. I ended up re-reading almost every passage several times.
Whoever invented accounting was a genius, and accounting is probably one of the most important inventions of all times. This book does not do the subject justice.
Excellent book for beginners.......2003-07-08
This book contains all the basics a non-accountant will need in order to understand this field and do/audit his/her own books.
Accounting the Easy Way.......2002-01-03
This is a super book for people who don't have any accounting back ground but want to learn basic bookkeeping & accounting skill in a brief period of time. It covers all aspects of basic accounting technique needed in entry-level bookkeeping position or other related fields.
professional opinion.......2001-12-06
I am a professional accountant of almost twenty years and this book is great for beginners as well as a brush up course . I found it easy for beginners to understand and a great brush up course for professionals like myself. I highly recommend this book.
By it only if necessary.......2001-10-28
After going through this book, I realize I would have been better off not buying it. Only purchase this book if you are really having difficulty understanding the subject of accounting.
More often than not, I have found my college accounting textbook easy enough. Also, this book has it's share of errors, which make it a bit difficult to understand. And last but not least, the supplementary excersises section has an answer key that I find to be insufficient.
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Everything an individual investor needs to know about bonds.
The average income investor doesn't want or need to get bogged down in technical discussions of interest rates and time. So All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds gives them what they wanta simple yet comprehensive treatment of bonds and bond funds. Along with updated bond information, this revised edition also includes new material on:
- Bond mutual funds
- Tax-free municipal bonds
- International bonds and bond funds
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All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds gives investors what they want--a simple yet comprehensive treatment of bonds and bond funds, including bond mutual funds, tax-free municipal bonds, international bonds, and bond funds.
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This updated edition presents a simplified, step-by-step approach to bookkeeping principles for beginners. The book also concentrates on instructing owners of small businesses who keep their own records. Chapters demonstrate use of financial statements, the ledger, the two-column general journal, and various other journals. Instruction includes true-to-life bookkeeping problems with answers.
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Most user-friendly.......2007-01-05
This is the best bookkeeping book I've stumbled upon. It is organized well, meaning the order of chapters follows a layperson's logic and prepares them well for the task ahead.
Not for beginners.......2004-07-30
I wanted "Bookeeping made simple" or "booking made easy" but both titles were out at every store I tried.
So I got tis one instead on Tuesday, knowing Monday I start a new job as an assistant bookkeeper with no accounting experience.
This is not for beginners! I have had no experience with accounting terms so ever other page makes me consult my finacee's accounting 101 textbook.
The chapters barely explain anything, then you have complicated problems at the end. And they're very hard, I end up cheating off the answer key to save my own ego.
This might help if you use it for its original purpose: if at the midterm exam of a bookkeeping class you realize you're failing, pick this up and use it to help.
But if you're a beginner, look for the two titles I mentioned above. I found them at the library and they are saving my butt!
Learn it before using Software like Quickbooks........2004-07-01
I am completely new to accounting and bookkeeping. I wanted a book I could teach myself the basics before using software. I went to my local Borders and found this book was the only one that actually made you DO exercises to make sure you understood what you were learning. So far this book has been great. Accounting terms and concepts can be confusing for normal people like me (chemist) but this book does a great job making you understand by doing and not just reading. There are a few mistakes in the answer section but the book teaches me well enough for me to realize that they are mistakes. Enough said.
Maybe for the student.......2004-05-05
At best: A simple, clear, student workbook.
At worst: Lame, out of date, historical documentary.
All excercises are hand written and methods do not include any mention of computers, email, spreadsheets, or other standard parts of any modern business. A great way to bore any student to tears, but unreadable for a small business that needs to get the job done quickly.
Good Basic Understanding.......2003-01-15
When I was trying to find a bookkeeping book it was hard to sort through the many choices offered on Amazon.com. If you are like me and want to get a basic understanding of bookkeeping with a chance to practice then this one will work for you as it provides all of the basics necessary to understand double entry bookkeeping. I had accounting in college many years ago but never really understood bookkeeping. This text walks you through the subject from the ground up. Presented in short lessons with lots of practice exercises it is practical, and well presented. The book has been updated (1999) but it was clearly originally written long ago (the original copyright is 1983) so be prepared to feel as though you are in the 70's as you do the exercises. There are several errors (which begin appearing in Chapter 10) where the answer key does not match even the original data provided in the problem but if you know this (another reviewer had mentioned this when I was researching this book and that was very helpful to know ahead of time) then even their mistakes can be used to keep you on your toes and enhance your learning by trying to discover where the errors are! (The errors aren't so gross that it interfered with my understanding of the material.)
Even though you may never actually do bookkeeping using hand written entries and journals and ledgers as the exercises in the book ask you to do, the understanding of how this all works can help with knowing what is going on behind the scenes in Quickbooks or other accounting software. My only caveat may be that if you don't have any business experience whatsoever, it might not be substantial enough. I would still get this book and then supplement it with other general business books. A great companion whose first 5 chapters mesh well with this book and which then takes you beyond bookkeeping into accounting is The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course, Third Edition. The focus of Bookkeeping The Easy Way is small business and the McGraw-Hill book is corporate focused.
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Since 1992’s first edition of this bestselling book, the futures market has changed incredibly—Internet access and electronic trading dominate the market, options have grown in importance, and a greater number of futures markets exist worldwide. All About Futures, Second Edition, covers all the updated basics of futures trading for the beginner, and illustrates trading strategies from the simple to the complex for experienced traders who need to brush up on their skills.
An integral element in McGraw-Hill’s All About series, this completely revised and updated book discusses:
*Detailed Internet strategies for effective electronic trading
*Basic approaches to technical analysis and anticipating price direction
*Insights on working with a broker and developing a trading strategy
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All About Futures, Second Edition, covers all the updated basics of futures trading for the beginner, and illustrates trading strategies from the simple to the complex for experienced traders who need to brush up on their skills.
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401(k) Success Stories : Discover How People Invest the Easy Way (100 Page Books)
Gina Delapa
Manufacturer: Financial Literacy Center
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Discover how people invest with maximum ease and minimum stress. You'll learn about people's 401(k) triumphs and regrets, and be inspired through their stories to pay yourself first. In addition to real-world examples, readers will find just the right amount of "how to" information.
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Analyzes the accounting equation, describes financial statements, recording transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and much more. Books in this series are designed mainly for classroom use, and make excellent supplements to college texts. In adult education or business brush-up programs, they can serve as fine main texts.
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What about blank space?.......2007-03-13
While the info is helpful including the problems, why isn't there any place to write your answers?! I try using this while commuting and it's practically impossible because I'm balancing the book as well as some scrap paper to do the problems on. It would have been nice if, after each problem, there was space to answer.
Good MBA Review Text.......2005-08-03
I am due to start my MBA in the fall, and was really worried about never having taken an accounting class before. This book has provided a good subject overview, and I feel like I'll be better prepared for my courses. My only complaint is the organization of the practice questions - they're not referenced sequentially in the text, so you wind up jumping back and forth quite a bit. A minor problem, but a little annoying.
Great MBA program or CLEP prep.......2003-09-18
Your Business Review series is excellent. While this series was not designed for CLEPs or any of the other standardized examinations universities use to test accomplished areas of knowledge, I have found the entire series crucial for just that. Particularly as I am entering an MBA program. These volumes were precisely what I needed, and I have been telling everyone with even slight interest in these topics about them. Specifically, I am referring to the following books of the series (by title): Accounting, Business Statistics, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing.
Very Helpful.......2003-07-12
This book helps in clearing up tough concepts discussed in more bloated college texts. Therefore, this is a perfect supplement to anyone in Accounting I. The examples and explanations are easy to understand and the illustrations are helpful.
Excellent Introductory Text.......2003-02-09
I learned the principles of accounting in a week using this book. These are the things I like about it:
1. Copious examples
2. Small in size and inexpensive
3. Explains accounting from a manual perspective (ie does not assume that you have Quickbooks, etc). That way you get to learn the underlying principles better
4. Covers all the bases in an introductory course
I would highly recommend this to individuals that want to learn accounting. This is an excellent first book. Keep in mind that once you have mastered the basics from this book, you will want to go to other more advanced texts.
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Beat the Taxman! Easy Ways to Save Tax in Your Small Business, 2001 Edition, Updated for the 2000 Tax Year
Stephen Thompson
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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A straightforward, year-round tax planner that tells entrepreneurs in plain English how to accomplish something vital to the success of their business and dear to their hearts--saving taxes! Many entrepreneurs--from professionals in career transition to recent graduates creating their own jobs--have little or no business knowledge. They all need to deal with taxes, but most cannot or do not want to pay expensive professional fees for this information. This book's easy-to-read question-and-answer format explains clearly how readers can save taxes themselves, or use the information to help them save money on professional fees if they prefer to use accountants and other advisers.
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Click ... and the database loads into Excel: an easy way to import data into a spreadsheet.: An article from: Journal of Accountancy
Lois S. Mahoney , and
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Accountancy, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1487 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Click ... and the database loads into Excel: an easy way to import data into a spreadsheet.
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Date: September 1, 2006
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Volume: 202
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E-mail express: an easy way to send many customized messages. : An article from: Journal of Accountancy
John C. King
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Date: July 1, 2005
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Volume: 200
Issue: 1
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