If you want to diversify your portfolio and lower your riskexposure with hedge funds, here?s what you should know: Hedge Funds For Dummies explains all the different types offunds, explores the pros and cons of funds as an investment, showsyou how to find a good broker, and much more.

Authored by Ann Logue, a financial writer and hedge fundspecialist, this handy, friendly guide covers all the bases forinvestors of all levels. Whether you?re just building yourfirst portfolio or you?ve been investing for years,you?ll find everything you need to know inside:

What a hedge fund is and what it does How hedge funds are structured Determining whether a hedge fund is right for yourportfolio Calculating investment risk and return Short- and long-term tax issues Developing a hedge fund investment strategy Monitoring and profiting on macroeconomic trends Evaluating fund performance Evaluating hedge fund management

If you?re investing for the future, you definitely want tominimize your risk and maximize your returns. A balanced portfoliowith hedge funds is one of the best ways to achieve that sort ofbalance. This book walks you step by step through the process ofevaluating and choosing funds, incorporating them into yourportfolio in the right amounts, and making sure they give you thereturns you expect and deserve. You?ll learn all the ins andouts of funds, including:

What kind of fees you should expect to pay Picking a hedge fund advisor or broker Fulfilling paperwork and purchasing requirements Performing technical analysis and reading the data How to withdraw funds and handle the taxes Tracking fund performance yourself or through reportingservices Hedge fund strategies for smaller portfolios Performing due diligence on funds that interest you

This friendly, to-the-point resource includes information youcan?t do without, including sample portfolios that show youhow to invest wisely. Hedge funds are an important part of everybalanced portfolio, and this friendly guide tells how to use themto your best advantage. With important resources, vitalinformation, and commonsense advice, Hedge Funds For Dummies is the perfect resource for every investor interested in hedgefunds.