The Investor's Guide to Hedge Funds

"Eldon Mayer is a battle-tested pro. You should listen to what he and his partner, Sam Kirschner, have to say."
--Barton M. Biggs, Managing Partner, Traxis Partners

Meet the crème de la crème of the new breed of hedge fund managers, learn how they evaluate world financial markets, hear about their winners and losers, and discover how they apply proprietary strategies to stay ahead of the curve. Through broad-scope interviews with 15 highly successful managers, The Investor's Guide to Hedge Funds provides unparalleled insight into each major hedge fund strategy, its strengths, weaknesses, and performance characteristics. Most importantly, this book shows that despite the sensational headlines, adding hedge funds to a portfolio of stocks and bonds can reduce risk and improve overall performance.

Dr. SAM KIRSCHNER is a founder and Managing Director of Mayer & Hoffman Capital Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor that creates and manages portfolios of emerging/newer and specialty hedge funds for institutions and family offices. Dr. Kirschner comes to the alternative investment field via a long and distinguished career as a management consultant and corporate psychologist focusing on the real estate and financial services sectors. He is an adjunct faculty member at New York University and formerly at The Wharton School. He has extensive experience serving on the boards of both private and publicly held companies and not-for-profit institutions.

ELDON MAYER is a founder and the Senior Managing Member of Mayer & Hoffman Capital Advisors, LLC. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in economics and served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Early in his Wall Street career, he developed the idea of an open-end mutual fund hedge fund, brought it to market, and served as its manager. In 1976, he founded Lynch & Mayer, Inc., whose investment performance ranked near the top of its peer group as its assets grew to $7 billion. In addition to serving as Lynch & Mayer's Chairman, CEO, and CIO, he managed institutional equity and hedge fund portfolios.

LEE KESSLER is a business writer and consultant specializing in finance. His clients include MasterCard International and Reuters Analytics.