The Handbook of Traditional and Alternative Investment Vehicles
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About this book
A comprehensive volume that covers a complete array of traditional and alternative
investment vehicles
This practical guide provides a comprehensive overview
of traditional and alternative investment vehicles for professional and individual
investors hoping to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of using
these products.
In it, expert authors Mark Anson, Frank Fabozzi, and Frank
Jones clearly present the major principles and methods of investing and their risks
and rewards. Along the way, they focus on providing you with the information needed
to successfully invest using a host of different methods depending upon your needs
and goals.
Topics include equities, all types of fixed income securities,
investment-oriented insurance products, mutual funds, closed-end funds, investment
companies, exchange-traded funds, futures, options, hedge funds, private equity, and
real estate
Written by the expert author team of Mark Anson, Frank Fabozzi,
and Frank Jones
Includes valuable insights for everyone from finance professionals
to individual investors
Many finance books offer collections of expertise
on one or two areas of finance, but
The Handbook of Traditional and Alternative
Investment Vehicles
brings all of these topics together in one comprehensive volume.
Author Bios
MARK J. ANSON
, PhD, CFA, CAIA, CPA, JD, is the President and Executive Director
of Investment Services at Nuveen Investments. Previously, he was the chief executive
officer of Hermes Pensions Management Ltd., as well as the chief executive officer
of the British Telecom Pension Scheme—the largest pension fund in the UK. Before joining
Hermes, Anson was the chief investment officer of the $245 billion California Public
Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)—the largest pension fund in the United States.
Anson is the author or coauthor of various financial books, including the
Handbook
of Alternative Assets
(Wiley).
Frank J. Fabozzi
, PhD, CFA, CPA, is Professor
in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow at the Yale School of Management, Editor
of the
Journal of Portfolio Management
, and an Associate Editor of the
Journal
of Fixed Income
. He is on the Advisory Council for the Department of Operations
Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University.
FRANK J. JONES
,
PhD, is a Professor of Accounting and Finance at San Jose State University. He is
also Chairman of the Investment Committee of Private Ocean Wealth Management. Formerly,
he was chief investment officer of Guardian Life Insurance Company and vice chairman
of the board of the International Securities Exchange.