Vault Career Guide to Hedge Funds


Book Description

For their great upside and the opportunity to be truly innovative in investment strategy, hedge funds represent the pinnacle of employment for many finance professionals. For many jobseekers, however, the industry is a mysterious one, as employers are relatively small and do not have structured hiring programs like investment banks or mutual funds. This Vault guide takes an inside look at employers and career paths in the industry.




Vault Career Guide to Private Equity


Book Description

Careers at private equity firms (which raise funds to invest in private companies) are considered plum jobs in the finance world because of the intellectual challenge and potentially huge financial payoffs. Although private equity is a relatively young business, now there are more than 2,700 such companies worldwide. In this new Guide, Vault guide brings the scoop on the industry.




Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking


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Provides information on investment banking, covering the basics of financial markets, interviews, career paths, and job responsibilities.




Vault Guide to Advanced Finance and Quantitative Interviews


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Professional career guide from the Vault Career Library covering bond fundamentals, statistics, derivatives (with detailed Black-Scholes calculations, fixed income securities, equity markets, currency and commodity markets, risk management.




Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading


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This guide includes step-by-step examples of how a trade is made on the trading floor, and Q & As with industry professionals of all levels.




Vault Career Guide to the Energy Industry


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With concerns about energy security and new advances in renewable energy resources, the energy industry is sure to be one of the most exciting and important career fields in the 21st century.




Vault Guide to Finance Interviews


Book Description

From the Vault Career Library covering the basics of financial statements, fit portion of interviews and equity and debt valuation techniques in a step-by-step process.




A Comprehensive Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)


Book Description

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become in their 25-year history one of the fastest growing segments of the investment management business. These funds provide liquid access to virtually every financial market and allow large and small investors to build institutional-caliber portfolios. Yet, their management fees are significantly lower than those typical of mutual funds. High levels of transparency in ETFs for holdings and investment strategy help investors evaluate an ETF’s potential returns and risks. This book covers the evolution of ETFs as products and in their uses in investment strategies. It details how ETFs work, their unique investment and trading features, their regulatory structure, how they are used in tactical and strategic portfolio management in a broad range of asset classes, and how to evaluate them individually.




Rich Dad's Guide to Investing


Book Description

Rich Dad's Guide to Investing is a guide to understanding the real earning power of money by learning some of the investing secrets of the wealthy.




Vault Career Guide to Venture Capital


Book Description

Venture capitalists raise money and invest it in start-up companies, reaping the rewards when these companies make it big.