a bank, insurance company, registered investment company,
business development company, or small business investment
company;
an employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company,
or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions,
or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;
a charitable organization, corporation, or partnership
with assets exceeding $5 million;
a director, executive officer, or general partner of the
company selling the securities;
a business in which all the equity owners are accredited
investors;
a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint
net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1
million at the time of the purchase;
a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each
of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse
exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation
of the same income level in the current year; or
a trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed
to acquire the securities offered, whose purchases a sophisticated
person makes.
The information you should know before
investing in a hedge fund
Read a fund's prospectus or offering memorandum and related
materials for investment plans and risk control management.
Checkout the fee structure.
Subscription and Redemption policies and lock-up periods.
Fund manager's and traders background, credentials and
reputation.
Check whether the fund uses third-party administrator
and auditor on accounting and auditing processes.
The
Investor's Guide to Hedge Funds Sam
Kirschner
The Investor's Guide to Hedge Funds arms you with the knowledge
required to make intelligent, informed decisions for managing
and expanding your hedge fund portfolio. This guide takes you
into the inner sanctums of top hedge fund managers by revealing
how they think, what their proprietary strategies are, and how
they successfully deal with varying market environments.
Hedge
Funds: Strategies, Risk Assessment, and Returns Greg N. Gregoriou
With the ever increasing number of hedge funds, investors
are required to keep up with the latest developments and cutting
edge research in this fast and explosive industry. The quantitative
articles in this reader provide new techniques to assist pension
fund mangers, institutional investors, funds of hedge funds
managers, high net worth individuals, and endowment funds
with hedge fund manager selection. Furthermore, it offers
added in-depth insight into this mysterious world of privately
managed money. All aspects of risk assessment of most hedge
fund strategies and performance are examined in depth.
Getting
Started in Hedge Funds Daniel A. Strachman
An introductory guide to hedge funds Getting Started in Hedge
Funds provides investors with a complete and highly accessible
introduction to hedge funds: their history, their effect on
world economies along with how they operate, the tactics and
investment strategies associated with hedge funds.
Fundamentals
of Hedge Fund Investing: A Professional Investor's Guide William J. Crerend
This is a good primer for the first-time investor or student
who wishes to learn the history of hedge funds and the techniques
used by hedge fund managers. The objective of this book is
twofold. First, it presents the important facts regarding
the myths of hedge funds in a manner most informative and
useful to an actual or potential owner. Second, it seeks to
reach dependable conclusions, based upon the facts and applicable
standards, as to the safety and attractiveness of hedge funds
and the potential pitfalls.
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in any security. We will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental
or consequential loss or damage that may arise out of using the information
in this site or relating to a linked third party website. Investments in hedge
funds involve a high degree of risk and you could lose all your investment.
You should carefully read a fund's offering materials, fund manager's track
record and related information for specific risk and other important information
regarding an investment in that fund before investing. Hedge funds are available
solely to accredited investors and institutional investors and not to general
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