If You Want To Diversify Your Portfolio And Lower Your Risk Exposure With Hedge Funds, Here's What You Should Know.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47488) has announced the addition of "Hedge Funds For Dummies" to their offering.

Hedge Funds For Dummies teaches readers information on the types of hedge funds they can invest in and how to research them, how to safely invest in managed hedge funds, the risks and rewards involved in hedge funds, and how to look for a broker.

If you want to diversify your portfolio and lower your risk exposure with hedge funds, here's what you should know: Hedge Funds For Dummies explains all the different types of funds, explores the pros and cons of funds as an investment, shows you how to find a good broker, and much more.

Authored by Ann Logue, a financial writer and hedge fund specialist, this handy, friendly guide covers all the bases for investors of all levels. Whether you're just building your first portfolio or you've been investing for years, you'll find everything you need to know inside:

* What a hedge fund is and what it does

* How hedge funds are structured

* Determining whether a hedge fund is right for your portfolio

* Calculating investment risk and return

* Short- and long-term tax issues

* Developing a hedge fund investment strategy

* Monitoring and profiting on macroeconomic trends

* Evaluating fund performance

* Evaluating hedge fund management

If you're investing for the future, you definitely want to minimize your risk and maximize your returns. A balanced portfolio with hedge funds is one of the best ways to achieve that sort of balance. This book walks you step by step through the process of evaluating and choosing funds, incorporating them into your portfolio in the right amounts, and making sure they give you the returns you expect and deserve. You'll learn all the ins and outs of funds, including:

* What kind of fees you should expect to pay

* Picking a hedge fund advisor or broker

* Fulfilling paperwork and purchasing requirements

* Performing technical analysis and reading the data

* How to withdraw funds and handle the taxes

* Tracking fund performance yourself or through reporting services

* Hedge fund strategies for smaller portfolios

* Performing due diligence on funds that interest you

This friendly, to-the-point resource includes information you can't do without, including sample portfolios that show you how to invest wisely. Hedge funds are an important part of every balanced portfolio, and this friendly guide tells how to use them to your best advantage. With important resources, vital information, and commonsense advice, Hedge Funds For Dummies is the perfect resource for every investor interested in hedge funds.

Author information

Ann C. Logue is a freelance writer and consulting analyst. She has written for Barron's, the New York Times, Newsweek Japan, Compliance Week, and the International Monetary Fund. She's a lecturer at the Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her current career follows 12 years of experience as an investment analyst. She has a BA from Northwestern University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Topics Covered:

* What People Talk About When They Talk About Hedge Funds

* Examining How Hedge Funds Are Structured

* Not Just a Sleeping Aid: Analyzing SEC Registration.

* How to Buy into a Hedge Fund.

* Hedging through Research and Asset Selection.

* Calculating Investment Risk and Return.

* You Want Your Money When? Balancing Time and Liquidity

* Taxes, Responsibilities, Transparency, and Other Investment Considerations.

* Fitting Hedge Funds into a Portfolio.

* Buying Low, Selling High: Using Arbitrage in Hedge Funds

* Short- Selling, Leveraging, and Other Equity Strategies.

* Observing How Hedge Funds Profit from the Corporate Life Cycle

* Macro Funds: Looking for Global Trends.

* But Will You Make Money? Evaluating Hedge- Fund Performance.

* Hooking Onto Other Types of Hedge Funds.

* Using Hedge- Fund Strategies without Hedge Funds

* Hiring a Consultant to Help You with Hedge Funds

* Doing Due Diligence on a Hedge Fund

* Ten (Plus One) Big Myths about Hedge Funds

* Ten Good Reasons to Invest in a Hedge Fund.

For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47488