Author: Robert P. Fry Jr.
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: growing, charitable, funds, steps, practical, investment, policies, nonprofit
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 1998-03-24
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 047117887X
ISBN-13: 9780471178873
An accessible and thorough guide to nonprofit investment policy for nonfinancial managers —essential information for maintaining fiscal health and the public trust The first book to discuss the development of investment policies specifically for nonprofit organizations, Nonprofit Investment Policies helps directors, trustees, and development officers at nonprofits create sound, comprehensive policies for their financial advisors. Covering every element of investment strategy for nonprofits, the book explains investing legal concerns, the investment environment, the internal organization of a
Author: John A. Haslem
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: decision, making, analysis, performance, funds, risk, mutual
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2003-03-14
List price: $116.50
ISBN-10: 0631215611
ISBN-13: 9780631215615
This authoritative book enables readers to analyze the various performance and risk attributes of mutual funds, while also serving as a comprehensive reference for students, academics, and general investors alike. Providing a balance of theory and application, the chapters combine clear summaries of existing research with practical guidelines for mutual fund analysis. The chapters cover a broad range of topics, including understanding the advantages and disadvantages of mutual funds and long and short-term investing, evaluating stock/bond allocations within fund portfolios, assessing fund dive
Author: Jeffrey Davis
Publisher: Stationary Office Books
Keywords: occasional, paper, resources, nonrenewable, savings, funds, stabilization
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2001-06-06
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1589060199
ISBN-13: 9781589060197
Author: Andrew W. Lo
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: advances, financial, engineering, new, perspective, funds, analytic, hedge
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2010-07-26
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0691145989
ISBN-13: 9780691145983
The hedge fund industry has grown dramatically over the last two decades, with more than eight thousand funds now controlling close to two trillion dollars. Originally intended for the wealthy, these private investments have now attracted a much broader following that includes pension funds and retail investors. Because hedge funds are largely unregulated and shrouded in secrecy, they have developed a mystique and allure that can beguile even the most experienced investor. In Hedge Funds, Andrew Lo--one of the world’s most respected financial economists--addresses the pressing need for a
Author: John C. Bogle
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: imperatives, intelligent, investor, new, funds, sense, mutual, common
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2000-10-19
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0471392286
ISBN-13: 9780471392286
NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "Cogent, honest, and hard-hitting-a must read for every investor." -Warren E. Buffett Praise for Common Sense on Mutual Funds "Invoking both Thomas Paine and Benjamin Graham, Jack Bogle outlines a supremely logical plan not only to better investors’ returns, but to improve the whole fund industry. This isn’t just the best book yet by Bogle, it may well be the best book ever on mutual funds." -DON PHILLIPS, President & CEO, Morningstar, Inc. "Buffett cannot teach you or me how to become a Warren Buffett. Bogle’s reasoned precepts can enable
Authors:Vikas Agarwal, Narayan Y. Naik,
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
Keywords: finance, trends, foundations, funds, hedge
Number of Pages: 84
Published: 2005-11-14
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1933019174
ISBN-13: 9781933019178
Hedge Funds summarizes the academic research on hedge funds and commodity trading advisors. The hedge fund industry has grown tremendously over the recent years. According to some industry estimates, hedge funds have increased from $39 million in 1990 to about $972 million in 2004 and the total number of hedge funds has gone up from 610 to 7,436 over the same period. At the same time, hedge fund strategies have changed significantly. In 1990 the macro strategy dominated the industry while in 2004 the equity hedge strategy had the largest share of the market. There has also been a shift in t
Author: Barry J. Eichengreen
Publisher: Intl Monetary Fund
Keywords: occasional, papers, dynamics, market, funds, financial, hedge
Number of Pages: 83
Published: 1998-06
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 1557757364
ISBN-13: 9781557757364
