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Hedge Fund Investing: A Practical Approach to Understanding Investor Motivation, Manager Profits, and Fund Performance (Wiley Finance)

A comprehensive guide to alternative investments and a valuable study companion for the CFA, CAIA, FRM and other professional examinations that include hedge fund investing

The 2nd Edition offers new material related to portfolio financing, how funds are sold, liquid alternatives, and the challenges faced when trying to value hedge fund management companies. This edition includes updated power point slides, and a companion workbook with an updated set of end of chapter problems and a revised set of over 150 test bank questions.

Hedge Fund Investing is a complete guide to alternative investments for students and professionals alike. Written to align with the CAIA curriculum, this book is much more than just an exam preparation resource—it’s a fully comprehensive guide to hedge fund investing in today’s market, designed to provide professionals with the deep understanding they need to operate effectively. Broad coverage under the alternative investment umbrella includes discussion about hedge funds, derivatives, investment banking, and commercial banking, with specific guidance toward trading, strategy, portfolio management, performance metrics, due diligence, and more. A full set of ancillary materials helps bring this book into the classroom, and provides rigorous reinforcement of the material presented in the text.

Alternative investment expertise has become central to the asset management and institutional investment community. This book facilitates clear understanding of the intricacies of the field and guides you through the practical skills needed to successfully navigate this diverse set of asset classes.

Recognize hedge fund trends, flows, and characteristics Examine major hedge fund strategies and how they interact Learn the technical side of financing, settlement, and clearance Measure fund performance and optimize contributing factors

Hedge funds and other alternative investments are known for their high reward, but they also come with significant risk. The investment professional’s role is to minimize these risks while maximizing reward, but the nuanced nature of these assets dramatically complicates the task. Hedge Fund Investing details every aspect to give you the deep and instinctual understanding you need to operate effectively within the alternative investment sphere.

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Spiritual Mind Power Affirmations: Practical, Mystical, and Spiritual Inspiration Applied to Your Life

Initiate Positive Changes in Your Life Through Creative Visualization and the Spiritual Power of Your Mind

Over the course of his lifetime of service, Dr. Paul Leon Masters presented a large number of inspirational lectures during his Sunday services. Almost all of them began with a meditation or healing treatment, after which he presented a teaching that included an affirmation. Many listeners commented on the healing transmission of his lectures and later asked for copies of the affirmation sheets. The content of this book consists of the affirmations that Dr. Masters presented in his inspirational lectures.
 
Affirmations are positive thought statements with a spiritual or mystical base, worded in such a manner as to keep our conscious mind attuned to our higher God Mind. It is interesting to note that affirmations can be considered mystical prayer if they have been inspired and intuitively created by God’s Presence within you.
 
Affirmations create Oneness with the God Power in your mind, and allow the God Power to flow through and into your daily activities. They are used to keep the conscious or mental part of the mind attuned and working with the inner truth of God’s Presence. Used daily, they have the potential to dramatically change the lives of thousands of people.
 
The conscious use of these affirmations will affect your immediate conscious attitude during the day, making you more positive. At the same time, it will condition a subconscious acceptance of a new, successful you, which will make it easier for your God Mind to channel through your subconscious the intuition and power you need to make your life successful.

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Practical Change: Inspiration for Kicking Ass & Slaying Dragons

Many of you face challenges that you feel are insurmountable, you have days where you just want to give up or give in. Days where fear and darkness seem to get the better of you…THIS BOOK is for those days. These pages contain things I have written to inspire you to kick ass and slay dragons on the days when you feel like you can’t keep going. The book is designed so that you can open it anywhere and read something that will help you. I have personally walked through all of the things that I talk about here and I continue to walk through them. It is my intention that this book gives you a new way to look at your life and helps you to understand that you too are a FIERCE DRAGONSLAYER capable of incredible things.

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We Are the 1: A Practical and Inspirational Journey Toward Self-Empowerment (Volume 1)

Do you feel lost, let down, or disconnected? Are you unhappy with the way things are going in your life?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, We Are the 1: A Practical and Inspirational Journey Toward Self-Empowerment will give you the inspiration and instruction you need to turn your life around.

We Are the 1 is the story of how Zanda K. Gutek turned her unfilled life into one full of purpose by seeking divine guidance and journeying inward to understand herself, embrace her intuition, and realize her full potential. Her story tells us that “it can be done”—even when it seems like there is nowhere else to turn, we can turn to ourselves to find the power and strength we need to deal with everyday stresses and decisions.

By reading Zanda’s amazing account, you will learn what it takes to surrender to your inner power and discover the steps to take along your own path to realizing your full potential. Once you are on that path, you will find that We Are the 1 has steered you to a place where you are happy, comfortable with yourself and others, and enjoying life in ways you never thought possible.

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Practical Bliss: The Busy Person’s Guide to Happiness

Bliss is closer than you think.Do you want more from life? Are you a go-getter; the kind of person who friends would say “has it all,” yet as you rush around solving everyone else’s problems, you can’t help but wonder why you don’t feel happier? If this sounds familiar then don’t worry, Practical Bliss has the solution.
This book is your direct, point-by-point guide to finding the mix of purpose, mindfulness, and pleasure that will redefine and reignite your life.
Combining personal experience, revealing self-evaluation, and proven science-based strategies, Lisa takes readers on an engaging, interactive and entertaining journey to*Define what really matters*Overcome guilt and embrace self-care*Identify and give passion a place in your personal and professional life*Discover the personal and business advantages of living in bliss*Define andpermanently eliminatethe everyday stressors that block your success*Easily attract more bliss into your daily life!
If you’re prepared to work for happiness, and ready for happiness to work for you, Practical Bliss is the book you’ve been waiting for!
**This book (and Kindle version) includes a link to a free download of the companion workbook that will help you keep all your exercises in one place, with plenty of room for you to work through each step.

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101 Thoughts – A Practical Daily Guide to Living: A compilation of thoughtful quotes to enhance your life.

A compilation of inspirational, thoughtful and ideas to enhance life. A book for your own reference, a friend or loved one. Words and thoughts of love, kindness and insight makes the journey of life an easier road to travel so he developed the “101 Thoughts” series.

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21 Days 21 Affirmations: A Practical Guide that Leads to Declarations

21 Days 21 Affirmations will help you understand why you may need to be affirmed by Christ if you feel as if your life has no direction, and you are not fulfilling your purpose. This could be because your identity was never affirmed by your earthly father. This book will lead you step by step into a process of deliverance that will eventually lead you into declaring things over your life. We all have a purpose in Christ but it is not until we understand who it is he has already declared us to be that we can walk into divine purpose. This book is sure to inspire you to reevaluate your thinking about yourself and the people you allow to walk beside you as you journey throughout life.

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Self Discipline: A Practical Guide to Gain Confidence, Build Motivation and Mast

Here is what you’re about to discover: Self-discipline is one of the most vital qualities that everyone should consider honing. The problem is that it is not that easy to develop. In fact, you can find a lot of people struggling to build the kind of discipline they need to start doing something about their life. For instance, if you have trouble waking yourself up early in the morning even if you know that you need to do it, then it means that you have to start doing something to discipline yourself to develop that habit. The same goes if you have a difficult time pushing yourself to do certain tasks or finishing them on time. Not being able to push yourself to exercise on a regular basis or eat a balanced diet each time is also one of the scenarios that are caused by your lack of self-discipline. The good news is that self-discipline is a trait you can really hone, provided you put your heart and mind to it. All it takes is to motivate yourself and prevent making all sorts of excuses. Keep in mind that self-discipline is a trait which pushes you to do something even if you don’t like that activity. Doing something for the sole reason that you love doing it does not encompass discipline. It actually involves being able to push yourself to do something you don’t like, but you know fully well that is good for you. You may not enjoy doing it at first. However, your consistency will definitely provide you with great rewards – sometimes even greater than the contentment you’ll gain from other activities. If you want to start transforming your life and make yourself better, then know that developing self-discipline is crucial in attaining it. Fortunately, this book, “Self-Discipline: A Practical Guide to Gain Confidence, Build Motivation and Master Willpower, is now around to serve as your comprehensive guide. With all the information provided in this book, you will have an easier time honing your self-discipline. The good news is that if you’re successful in your journey towards developing your much needed self-discipline, you can also start using it to boost your confidence, maintain a high level of motivation and increase your willpower. Start reading the pages, so you can finally use the information here to transform your life for the better.