Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1: The Hedge Fund Alternative. CHAPTER 2: Cutting through the Black Box: Transparency and Disclosure. CHAPTER 3: The Operational Risk Crisis. CHAPTER 4: Best Practices in Hedge Fund Valuation. CHAPTER 5: Does Size Matter? CHAPTER 6: Directional Investing through Global Macros and Managed Futures. CHAPTER 7: Profiting from the Corporate Life Cycle. CHAPTER 8: Evaluating Arbitrage and Relative Value Strategies. CHAPTER 9: The Time Is Now for Equity Market Neutral. CHAPTER 10: Long-Short Strategies in the Technology Sector. CHAPTER 11: The Expansion of European Hedge Funds. CHAPTER 12: The Dynamic World of Asian Hedge Funds. CHAPTER 13: Hedge Fund Indices: In Search of a Benchmark. GLOSSARY. ABOUT THE AUTHORS.

About the Author

James R. Hedges IV is the founder, President, and CIO of LJH Global Investments, which has offices in Florida, New York, and London. LJH is an investment advisory firm that helps clients select and invest in hedge funds. James is recognized as a pioneer in the hedge fund industry for his efforts to monitor and review funds and fund managers for performance and transparency. His efforts to advocate for investors have made LJH a watchdog for the industry so much so that the SEC asked him to participate in their Hedge Fund Roundtable in May of 2003. James is often quoted in such publications as Forbes, Institutional Investor, Barron's, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He appears regularly on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Wall $treet Week.

Reviews

the book is to be praised for its emphasis on the need for thorough due diligence before entrusting one s money to a hedge fund ( Professional Investor, May 2005)