Hedge Fund Investing: A Practical Approach to Understanding Investor Motivation, Manager Profits, and Fund Performance

Acknowledgments

This book is possible only as a result of the support of my family, Maureen, Sarah, Andrew, and Will, and all the terrific people I have had the chance to work with during my career both in industry and in academia. I am also grateful to my research team at Fordham University for all their hard work; to my former colleagues Peter Brady, Stephen McShea, Jim Nekos, Ross Weissmann, and Barry Ipp for their input and advice along the way; and to John Budzyna, Jack Drohan, and Ron Suber for their support over the years. Finally, a special thanks to all the hedge fund managers who provided background information, access to their firms, or material to help with the book or who have lectured in the classroom or somehow supported my educational effort and attempts to create a bridge between those who manage funds for a living and those interested in learning about them, including Kevin Coldiron, Dan Kochav, Jonathan Brolin, Gerald Beeson, Brian Dawson, Frank Marsico, Terry Duffy, Tom DeAngelis, Robert Wolfe, and Tom Galvin.

K.R.M.