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“… Of the several books about the famous hedge fund managers, this is one of the easiest reads…” (Investors Chronicle, 19 November 2004)
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Julian Robertson is one of the most successful and well–known hedge fund managers of our time. For nearly twenty years his infamous fund––Tiger Management––was the talk of the town, routinely delivering double–digit performance. This biography will explore this legendary fund manager′s role in the development and popularity of hedge funds, examine his investment methodology and strategy, and look at the growth of his fund and his ′Tigers′––individuals who have gone on to great success themselves.
∗ Includes candid interviews of Robertson, his colleagues, and his peers
∗ Uncovers the trading strategies and investment style of a legendary fund manager
∗ Offers a rare glimpse inside the personal world of Julian Robertson
READERSHIP: Those with any interest in or knowledge of hedge funds, business readers, investment professionals.
Daniel A. Strachman is Managing Director of Answers Company, a New York–based money management firm that offers investment management services to individuals and institutions. He has contributed many articles on investment management and strategies to publications including the New York Post and the Financial Times and is also the author of Getting Started in Hedge Funds (Wiley 2000).
Also available by Daniel Strachman, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, 0471316962 Paper.
EAN – 9780471323631
Carton Quantity – 41
∗ Includes candid interviews of Robertson, his colleagues, and his peers
∗ Uncovers the trading strategies and investment style of a legendary fund manager
∗ Offers a rare glimpse inside the personal world of Julian Robertson
READERSHIP: Those with any interest in or knowledge of hedge funds, business readers, investment professionals.
Daniel A. Strachman is Managing Director of Answers Company, a New York–based money management firm that offers investment management services to individuals and institutions. He has contributed many articles on investment management and strategies to publications including the New York Post and the Financial Times and is also the author of Getting Started in Hedge Funds (Wiley 2000).
Also available by Daniel Strachman, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, 0471316962 Paper.
EAN – 9780471323631
Carton Quantity – 41
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ON A CHILLY SPRING MORNING IN 1994, JULIAN Robertson, head of the Tiger Management, and his analysts were closeted in the firm's offices in midtown Manhattan, poring over reports and information from various commodities producers and users looking for the diamond in the rough. Read the first page
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ON A CHILLY SPRING MORNING IN 1994, JULIAN Robertson, head of the Tiger Management, and his analysts were closeted in the firm's offices in midtown Manhattan, poring over reports and information from various commodities producers and users looking for the diamond in the rough. Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
I picked up this book hoping to get some insight into Robertson's investment approach and the way he ran Tiger but didn't learn about either.
The book is poor on any detail concerning the important things such as Robertson's thinking behind investment decisions and how his style evolved over the years; and there was no colour on things like the internal dynamics and the culture within Tiger.
Last but not least, too many small errors, contradictions and simply lack of thought on the author's part. Much rather read Tiger's old investor letters.
The book is poor on any detail concerning the important things such as Robertson's thinking behind investment decisions and how his style evolved over the years; and there was no colour on things like the internal dynamics and the culture within Tiger.
Last but not least, too many small errors, contradictions and simply lack of thought on the author's part. Much rather read Tiger's old investor letters.
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Not a book to be tossed aside lightly
28 Feb 2005
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Rather, it should be thrown aside with great force.
Pointless, mostly hagiographic recycling of the various articles on Julian Robertson.
Unlike, say Lowenstein on Buffett, or Manes & Andrews on Gates, you will not find a comprehensive, insightful biography, nor any thoughtful discussion of the processes of investing and building a money management business.
That book remains to be written, and deserves to be.
Pointless, mostly hagiographic recycling of the various articles on Julian Robertson.
Unlike, say Lowenstein on Buffett, or Manes & Andrews on Gates, you will not find a comprehensive, insightful biography, nor any thoughtful discussion of the processes of investing and building a money management business.
That book remains to be written, and deserves to be.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
A bad, bad book
21 Oct 2004
Format:Hardcover
I know I am going to get flamed for this, or maybe this review will be yanked completely for offending the tender sensibilities of the author, but the truth be told--this is an awful book. That is the truth, and the truth hurts sometimes. So be it.
I have nothing against either the author or the subject of this book. In fact, don't take my word for it, just search through this book as I didn't do before buying it. Then compare it to other books about hedge funds, such as the really great biography of George Soros by Michael Kaufmann. This one is not in that league.
My problem with the book is a bit like the old joke--the food was terrible, and the portions were so small! This book is really skimpy when it comes to detail. You don't get a feel for what it was like to be Julian Robertson, head of this massive fund organization. My other problem is that what there is in the book just isn't very good. It doesn't read well, it is awkward and sloppy. But the thing that put me off the most about this book was its constant flattery of Robertson, which undermined the book's credibility. Also he relies far too much on quotations from magazines as he wraps up the end of the Robertson funds in 2000.
This book was a terrible waste of money. I came away feeling cheated. Really really bad.
I have nothing against either the author or the subject of this book. In fact, don't take my word for it, just search through this book as I didn't do before buying it. Then compare it to other books about hedge funds, such as the really great biography of George Soros by Michael Kaufmann. This one is not in that league.
My problem with the book is a bit like the old joke--the food was terrible, and the portions were so small! This book is really skimpy when it comes to detail. You don't get a feel for what it was like to be Julian Robertson, head of this massive fund organization. My other problem is that what there is in the book just isn't very good. It doesn't read well, it is awkward and sloppy. But the thing that put me off the most about this book was its constant flattery of Robertson, which undermined the book's credibility. Also he relies far too much on quotations from magazines as he wraps up the end of the Robertson funds in 2000.
This book was a terrible waste of money. I came away feeling cheated. Really really bad.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Disappointed. Too neutral and safe
14 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
Despite the negative reviews here on Amazon, for somebody who really wanna know the life and style of Julian Robertson, I have no choice but picked this only book (I still cant believe it) on Amazon about Wall Street's infamous Tiger.
After reading it, I am obliged to concur with many reviewers here that this book resembled much a copy and paste of info on limited sources primarily printed material on Business Week and Robertson's private letters to his investors. You would never learn how the Tiger had thrived in the land of bulls and bears as promised on the book cover. Dont know whether the author had tried too hard to keep himself as neutral as possible or to avoid lawsuits in the magnitude of multi-millions as in Robertson vs Business Week, little personal insight was available. What's worse, little had been told on big events, say, the yen/Russian bond trade in 1998, that might be considered a turning point to the destiny of the Tiger.
In short, unless you are so desperate to read something about Julian Robertson and that this book is your only choice as far as you know, please give it a pass.
After reading it, I am obliged to concur with many reviewers here that this book resembled much a copy and paste of info on limited sources primarily printed material on Business Week and Robertson's private letters to his investors. You would never learn how the Tiger had thrived in the land of bulls and bears as promised on the book cover. Dont know whether the author had tried too hard to keep himself as neutral as possible or to avoid lawsuits in the magnitude of multi-millions as in Robertson vs Business Week, little personal insight was available. What's worse, little had been told on big events, say, the yen/Russian bond trade in 1998, that might be considered a turning point to the destiny of the Tiger.
In short, unless you are so desperate to read something about Julian Robertson and that this book is your only choice as far as you know, please give it a pass.
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