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Like other books profiling hedge fund managers, this one promises unprecedented candor and a view behind tightly closed doors, but some of the 23 managers profiled gave similar interviews in books such asMarket Wizards,The New Investment SuperstarsandInside the House of Money, and some have written books of their own. Bloomberg News reporter Burton does break new ground by profiling 13 up-and-coming managers selected by 10 acknowledged leaders and legends. Compared with other authors, she is more interested in the personal and business qualities needed to build a successful asset management business than in pure trading ability. She concentrates on stock pickers rather than others, such as managers who trade in nonequity markets. But the interviews tend to be soft: we learn about the managers' boyish good looks, telephone ring tones, rapper friends and art collections, among other personal details. When conversations turn to trading, the managers usually supply anecdotes of successful trades, often with tension as the market initially moves against them. This is a pleasant and well-written book for readers interested in the people and business of hedge funds, rather than their investment techniques.(Nov.)
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ISBN-10: 1576602451
ISBN-13: 978-1576602454
Author: Katherine Burton
Publisher: Bloomberg Press

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review by PointedPundit. August 26, 2010

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Long Access; Short Methodology

Although the author provides rare access to the thinking of 25 hedge fund great, she often misses the mark. Hedge Fund managers are notorious for high returns and low profiles. Katherine Burton, who covers the hedge fund industry for Bloomberg News, provides the reader with access to these legends, but often fails to plumb the depths of their thinking. The book is well-written. But I do not particularly care that the manager has boyish good-looks, … more

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review by CharlesAshbacher. November 22, 2007

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Five for descriptions of the hedge fund personalities, three for content on the role of hedge funds in the American economy

Hedge funds have made headlines in two ways over the past year with the second being a consequence of the first. Reported incomes and bonuses for hedge fund employees were substantial for the year 2006, which raised eyebrows and questions about the role of hedge funds in the American economy. The large numbers have served to interject hedge funds into the debate between the presidential candidates, which unfortunately tends to murk the issues regarding what hedge funds actually do. … more

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