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Alternative Assets & Strategtic Allocation by John Abbink

Full Title: Alternative Assets and Strategic Allocation: Rethinking the Institutional Approach Author: John Abbink Publisher/Date: Bloomberg Press (2010) List Cost/Pages: $85 Hardcover / 509 pages Cover Notes: An insightful guide to making strategic investment allocation decisions that embraces both alternative and conventional assets In this much-needed resource, alternative and portfolio management expert John Abbink demonstrates new ways of analyzing and deploying [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:48-05:00November 3rd, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Portfolio Allocation|

The Trend Following Bible by Andrew Abraham

Full Title: The Trend Following Bible: How Professional Traders Compound Wealth and Manage Risk Author: Andrew Abraham Publisher/Date: Wiley (2012) List Cost/Pages: $75 Hardcover / 224 pages Cover Notes: There is no easy way to make money in today's markets. If you're looking for get-rich-quick advice or the holy grail of trading, the only thing you're really doing is wasting [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:46-05:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Commodities, Futures Markets|

Trade like a Hedge Fund by James Altucher

Full Title: Trade Like a Hedge Fund: 20 Successful Uncorrelated Strategies and Techniques to Winning Profits Author: James Altucher (Twitter @jaltucher) Publisher/Date: Wiley (2004) List Cost/Pages: $74 Hardcover / 224 pages Cover Notes: High-performing and highly leveraged, hedge funds are among today’s most talked-about subjects in the world of investing. But it’s not the hedge fund managers doing the talking. These [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:47-05:00November 12th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Portfolio Allocation, Trading, Trading Code|

Following the Trend by Andreas Clenow

Full Title: Following the Trend: Diversified Managed Futures Trading Author: Andreas Clenow Publisher/Date: Wiley (2013) List Cost/Pages: $85 Hardcover / 300 pages Cover Notes: During bull and bear markets, there is a group of hedge funds and professional traders which have been consistently outperforming traditional investment strategies for the past 30 odd years. They have shown remarkable uncorrelated performance and [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:46-05:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Futures Markets|

Trend Following by Michael Covel

Full Title: Trend Following: How Great Traders Make Millions in Up and Down Markets Author: Michael Covel (Twitter @Covel) Publisher/Date: Financial Times Prentice Hall Books (2004) List Cost/Pages: $30 Hardcover / 420 pages Cover Notes: How did trader, John W. Henry, start out as a farmer and end up a billionaire and owner of, first the Florida Marlins and now, the [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-08T14:52:49-04:00November 8th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Commodities, Futures Markets, Technical Analysis|

Commodity Trading Advisors by Gregoriou, Karavas, Lhabitant and Rouah

Full Title: Commodity Trading Advisors: Risk, Performance Analysis and Selection Author: Greg Gregoriou, Vassilios Karavas, François-Serge Lhabitant & Fabrice Rouah Publisher/Date: Wiley (2004) List Cost/Pages: $95 Hardcover / 424 pages Cover Notes: Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) use proprietary trading programs that buy and sell commodities and financial futures around the globe. Different than hedge fund and long-only portfolio managers, they don’t [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-07T19:33:03-04:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Futures Markets, Portfolio Allocation|

High Performance Managed Futures by Mark Melin

Full Title: High-Performance Managed Futures: The New Way to Diversify Your Portfolio Author: Mark Melin (Twitter @MarkMelin) Publisher/Date: Wiley (2010) List Cost/Pages: $40 Hardcover / 320 pages Cover Notes: What is your financial adviser not recommending and why not? Managed futures. And, probably because he or she either lacks an understanding of the asset class or because managed futures offer [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:47-05:00November 16th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Futures Markets, Portfolio Allocation|

The New Science of Asset Allocation by Schneeweis, Crowder and Kazemi

Full Title: The New Science of Asset Allocation Author: Thomas Schneeweis, Garry Crowder & Hossein Kazemi Publisher/Date: Wiley (2010) List Cost/Pages: $80 Hardcover / 294 pages Cover Notes: While in most instances asset allocation failed to protect investors from devastating losses in 2007 and 2008, it remains an essential element of the investment decision. Asset allocation is not solely about maximizing expected [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-08T14:30:51-04:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Commodities, Futures Markets, Portfolio Allocation|

Hedge Fund Market Wizards by Jack Schwager

Full Title: Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win Author: Jack Schwager (Twitter @jackschwager) Publisher/Date: Wiley (2012) List Cost/Pages: $40 Hardcover / 544 pages Cover Notes: Fascinating insights into the hedge fund traders who consistently outperform the markets, in their own words From bestselling author, investment expert, and Wall Street theoretician Jack Schwager comes a behind-the-scenes look at the world [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:46-05:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Futures Markets|

Managed Trading: Myths & Truths by Jack Schwager

Full Title: Managed Trading: Myths & Truths Author: Jack Schwager (Twitter @jackschwager) Publisher/Date: Wiley (1996) List Cost/Pages: $55 Hardcover / 318 pages Cover Notes: With Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards, two of the bestselling finance titles of all time, Jack Schwager is one of the most important and visible figures in the futures industry today. Now, in Managed Trading, [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:48-05:00November 5th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Investments, Favorites, Futures Markets|