ID - 131772509 TI - Hedge fund investment management PY - 2006 SN - 0080455131 9780080455136 1280641983 9781280641985 9786610641987 6610641986 9780750660075 0750660074 PB - Amsterdam : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, DB - UniCat KW - Hedge funds. KW - Mutual funds. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131772509 AB - There has been a tremendous growth in the Hedge Fund industry in recent years. It is estimated that there are more than 8000 Hedge Funds in the US alone. They have grown in popularity since the bear market of the early 2000's which convinced many people that they cannot just own stocks outright or inside mutual funds. Most investors understand mutual funds. They understand that the manager selects stocks and buys them. They also understand why they made (or lost) money in their mutual fund investments. The same thing cannot be said about Hedge Funds which come in a variety of flavors. E ER -