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Are Alternative Investments Inherently Risky?

Dimitris N. Chorafas

Chapter 2 in Alternative Investments and the Mismanagement of Risk, 2003, pp 28-57 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The golden rule in investments is the higher the leverage, the greater the amount of risk assumed and (hopefully) profits gained.

Keywords: Mutual Fund; Credit Risk; Operational Risk; Hedge Fund; Private Equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230508941_2

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