Scrutinising Alternative Investment Strategies Intended to Give Higher Returns

Dimitris N. Chorafas

Chapter 7 in Alternative Investments and the Mismanagement of Risk, 2003, pp 159-184 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Whether we talk of alternative investments or any other business, investment strategies are made by people and, other things equal, the higher are their skills and the experience of these people the more effective the strategies will be. In 2001, a study at MIT concluded that the difference between hiring the best person and hiring an average person can be as high as 50:1. The best person will: have a polyvalent background; be innovative and imaginative; challenge the obvious; be flexible and adjustable; and have a deep sense of planning and control.

Keywords: Credit Risk; Pension Fund; Hedge Fund; Private Equity; Investment Company (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230508941_7

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