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In The Investor's Paradox, hedge fund expert Brian Portnoy explains how to sift through today's diverse investment choices. Drawing on cutting-edge research in behavioral economics and social psychology, Portnoy demystifies hedge funds, debunks popular myths, and gives readers the basic tools they can use to tell the good investment from the bad.

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Preface: The Trillion Dollar Job No One Talks About PART I. CONTEXTS 1. Introduction: Picking Winners 2. The Science (and Art) of Being Wrong 3. Alternative States PART II. TOOLS 4. Managing Expectations 5. Madoff's Hobgoblins 6. The Devil(s) You Know 7. Touring Lake Wobegon PART III. EXTENSIONS 8. The Social Network 9. Gorillas in the Mist 10. Mirror, Mirror 11. Conclusion: More

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      Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
      Publication Date: 2/4/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781137278487, 978-1137278487
      ISBN10: 113727848X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In The Investor's Paradox, hedge fund expert Brian Portnoy explains how to sift through today's diverse investment choices. Drawing on cutting-edge research in behavioral economics and social psychology, Portnoy demystifies hedge funds, debunks popular myths, and gives readers the basic tools they can use to tell the good investment from the bad.

      Table of Contents
      Preface: The Trillion Dollar Job No One Talks About PART I. CONTEXTS 1. Introduction: Picking Winners 2. The Science (and Art) of Being Wrong 3. Alternative States PART II. TOOLS 4. Managing Expectations 5. Madoff's Hobgoblins 6. The Devil(s) You Know 7. Touring Lake Wobegon PART III. EXTENSIONS 8. The Social Network 9. Gorillas in the Mist 10. Mirror, Mirror 11. Conclusion: More

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