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A former trader at the Galleon Group traces his high-adrenaline career through the trading underworld to reveal Wall Street's after-hours subculture of sex, drugs, and cutthroat financial competitiveness.

"Hedge Hunters offers a rare look at the hedge fund industry's top performers and introduces the most talented up-and-coming or undiscovered managers, handpicked by the masters themselves. With candor and detail, the most successful hedge fund managers reveal their personal journeys, their strategies for producing outstanding returns, characteristics that make a great investor, and attributes most important to the job"--Provided by publisher.

Christy Knight grew up in Destiny, Ohio, but lately she feels that her future lies elsewhere. Her parents are gone and the beautiful jewelry she creates doesn't pay the bills. Maybe it's time for Christy to grow up and find a guy who's smart, sexy, and solvent. Her rugged handyman neighbor fits the first two categories, but he's all wrong for her. If only he didn't have such captivating blue eyes. Wary of trusting others, Jack DuVall hasn't been entirely...

In 2014, a former hedge fund trader's New York Times Sunday Review front page article about wealth addicition instantly went viral. This is his unflinching memoir about coming of age on Wall Street, fighting to overcome the ghosts of his past—and the radical new way he now defines success.

Follows the FBI and SEC as they investigate and prosecute a series of insider trading cases resulting in more than sixty convictions, including the management at the Galleon Group and at McKinsey and Company.

“Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving.” The New York TimesRay Dalio, one of the worlds most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that hes developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and businessand which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater...

For the past few decades, Americans have spent billions of dollars on personal finance products. As salaries have stagnated and companies have cut back on benefits, we've taken matters into our own hands, embracing the can-do attitude that if we're smart enough, we can overcome even daunting financial obstacles. But that's not true. In this meticulously reported and shocking book, journalist and former financial columnist Helaine Olen goes behind...

Even the most savvy, knowledgeable investors are overwhelmed by the 24/7/365 financial news cycle that bombards us from virtually every media platform. The authors demonstrates how the news is processed and packaged from the pundits on the screen to the producers running the show.