{"product_id":"a-hedge-fund-tale-of-reach-and-grasp-or-whats-a-heaven-for-hardcover","title":"A Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp: Or What's a Heaven for - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarton Biggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial legend Barton Biggs' fictional account of the hedge world and the broader workings of Wall Street\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarton Biggs' latest book is an inspirational rags to riches story of drive and financial talent. Told through the eyes of a fictional insider, this engaging story provides a detailed look at the hedge fund business in the late 1990s and through the first decade of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tale From the Hedge Fund World\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the life of a poor boy who ends up amassing more wealth than he ever thought possible. From studying Wall Street charts while sitting on the sidelines of football practice to realizing how so much money can be made in a short period of time, this book provides a bird's eye view of the inner workings of Wall Street and what it takes to make it there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts the word of hedge funds in perspective and reveals the competitive \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e lucrative nature of this field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOther titles by Biggs: \u003ci\u003eHedgehogging\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWealth, War \u0026amp; Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso describes the bursting of the mortgage bubble and the great financial crisis that followed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knows more about the hedge fund world of the past twenty years than Barton Biggs. His new fable offers an entertaining look at this field and those who aspire to excel within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the ecstasy and the agony of investors in the hubris-filled years of the great secular bull market and the terrors of the financial collapse. It is a story of personal and investment triumph and tragedy in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e. Though the tale is fiction, it is faithful to the actual market events of the decade of hedge fund madness and the ensuing destruction in the great bear market of 2007-2009 and its aftermath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp, \u003c\/i\u003e the former top-ranked global strategist for Morgan Stanley, and now a hedge fund manager, expertly weaves fact and fiction to describe how the mysterious world of hedge funds and the people who run them really works. It is the story of how the brilliant but toxic interaction of brains, intensity, raw ambition, hubris, and greed combined with the \"perform or perish\" creed to fuel the egregious excesses and, eventually, contribute to the bursting of the stock market and financial bubbles. Lifestyles, portfolios, and loves were recklessly leveraged creating stunning excesses, but when the world turned, it wasn't just proud fortunes that were lost; relationships and souls were ravaged as well. There is a compelling, but tragic, love story here about two people who celebrated love as a solution to spiritual isolation. The novel is also an investment chronicle, a tragic saga of how all brilliant performance is transitory and how, unfortunately, there is no stock market strategy that works forever and that too much money can't spoil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist is Joe Hill, an authentic American hedge fund success story if there ever was one, who came from nowhere, reached for heaven, and momentarily grasped it. Joe Hill isn't the typical Wall Street whiz kid sporting an Ivy League education. Born on the wrong side of the tracks in rural Virginia, Joe had to work for everything he wanted. And he wanted it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful mix of fact and fiction, \u003ci\u003eA Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp\u003c\/i\u003e is the inside, rags-to-riches story of one man's American dream that became the world's financial nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the ecstasy and the agony of investors in the hubris-filled years of the great secular bull market and the terrors of the financial collapse. It is a story of personal and investment triumph and tragedy in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e. Though the tale is fiction, it is faithful to the actual market events of the decade of hedge fund madness and the ensuing destruction in the great bear market of 2007-2009 and its aftermath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp, \u003c\/i\u003e the former top-ranked global strategist for Morgan Stanley, and now a hedge fund manager, expertly weaves fact and fiction to describe how the mysterious world of hedge funds and the people who run them really works. It is the story of how the brilliant but toxic interaction of brains, intensity, raw ambition, hubris, and greed combined with the \"perform or perish\" creed to fuel the egregious excesses and, eventually, contribute to the bursting of the stock market and financial bubbles. Lifestyles, portfolios, and loves were recklessly leveraged creating stunning excesses, but when the world turned, it wasn't just proud fortunes that were lost; relationships and souls were ravaged as well. There is a compelling, but tragic, love story here about two people who celebrated love as a solution to spiritual isolation. The novel is also an investment chronicle, a tragic saga of how all brilliant performance is transitory and how, unfortunately, there is no stock market strategy that works forever and that too much money can't spoil. The protagonist is Joe Hill, an authentic American hedge fund success story if there ever was one, who came from nowhere, reached for heaven, and momentarily grasped it. Joe Hill isn't the typical Wall Street whiz kid sporting an Ivy League education. Born on the wrong side of the tracks in rural Virginia, Joe had to work for everything he wanted. And he wanted it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful mix of fact and fiction, \u003ci\u003eA Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp\u003c\/i\u003e is the inside, rags-to-riches story of one man's American dream that became the world's financial nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARTON BIGGS\u003c\/b\u003e is the cofounder and managing partner of Traxis Partners, a billion-dollar macro hedge fund. He spent thirty years as a senior partner at Morgan Stanley, where he formed the firm's top-rated research department, and created and built its investment management division. He was also Morgan Stanley's investment strategist and was on numerous occasions elected by \u003ci\u003eInstitutional Investor\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as the number-one ranked global strategist. He currently writes a column for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek.\u003c\/i\u003e Biggs's previous books, \u003ci\u003eHedgehogging\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWealth, War \u0026amp; Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, are also published by Wiley and are international bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 9.08 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343677120614,"sku":"9780470604540","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZXFNTDcwUnloam5jQTg5RXdROFlHUT09.webp?v=1774946975","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-hedge-fund-tale-of-reach-and-grasp-or-whats-a-heaven-for-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}