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Chronicles the evolution of hedge funds from their origins in the 1960s to their status in the recent economic crisis, discussing the contributions of key figures while offering insight into how they have weathered recent financial setbacks and are defining future trends.
2) The 6:20 man
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English
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"A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance"--
"Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city's most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes...
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2024.
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English
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Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is...
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Random House
Pub. Date
c2013.
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English
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Offers a critical assessment of the spectacular collapse of the Amaranth Advisors LLC hedge fund, which went from having assets of nine billion dollars to failure within a few weeks, and the role that key personalities played in it.
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As one of the youngest-ever winners of the Grand National, Nick "Foxy" Foxton was enjoying his career as a world-class jockey. It was on perfect track-until a near-fatal accident cut his dream brutally sort. When he returns to Aintree as a spectator years later, nothing can prepare him for what unfolds.--From book jacket.
12) Principles
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history. Dalio himself has appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way, Dalio discovered a set of unique principles that have led to Bridgewater's exceptionally effective culture, which...
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Hallmark Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Investment adviser Darcy Fitzwilliam sought to show that she could make it outside of the family firm...but when the coordinator for her mom's upcoming seasonal charity auction bailed, she found herself guiltily heading home to help out. Worse, she now had to deal with a high school rival - restaurateur Luke Bennett - in order to bring the event off. Will the flinty relationship strike unexpected sparks?
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An American hedge fund manager describes how he founded a unique school in Somaliland and overcame profound cultural differences, broken promises, and threats to his safety to create a school whose students, against all odds, have come to achieve extraordinary success.
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