"James Altucher is scary smart, and also a font of great and original ideas. So it's no surprise that SuperCah is so much fun to read and so devilishly informative. It is equally full of 'holy cow!' moments and 'why-didn't-I-think-of-that?' moments...
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"James Altucher is scary smart, and also a font of great and original ideas. So it's no surprise that SuperCah is so much fun to read and so devilishly informative. It is equally full of 'holy cow!' moments and 'why-didn't-I-think-of-that?' moments "James Altucher is scary smart, and also a font of great and original ideas. So it's no surprise that SuperCah is so much fun to read and so devilishly informative. It is equally full of 'holy cow!' moments and 'why-didn't-I-think-of-that?' moments. A true keeper."-Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics "Altucher describes in easy-to-understand terms the strategies used by the smartest managers in the world-those who are running the hottest hedge funds-to show how they are making money today. SuperCah is a great primer for those who are looking to trade like the pros. And it helps that Al
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-203) and index
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SuperCash: The New Hedge Fund Capitalism; Contents; Introduction: What Is SuperCash?; Chapter 1: Hedge Funds Are the New Banks; SUBPRIME AUTO FINANCE; TRADE FACTORING; HARD-MONEY REAL ESTATE LENDING; LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCING; TAX LIENS; TAXI MEDALLIONS; Chapter 2: Activism; Chapter 3: Buying Delinquent Credit Card Debt; Chapter 4: Everything You Wanted to Know about PIPEs But Were Afraid to Ask; REGULATION S; DEATH SPIRALS; DEAL TYPES; COMMON STOCK; CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES; PIPE PERFORMANCE; Chapter 5: The New New IPO; SPECIALTY ACQUISITION CORPORATIONS; THE DUTCH EXPERIMENT IS OVER
THE RISE OF THE REVERSE MERGERChapter 6: Trade like a Billionaire; MARK CUBAN; BILL GATES; MICHAEL DELL; BRUCE KOVNER; PETER LYNCH; GEORGE SOROS; PETER KELLOG; CARL ICAHN; Chapter 7: Closed-End Fund Arbitrage; DISCOUNTING MECHANISMS; DO-IT-YOURSELF CLOSED-END FUND ARBITRAGE; Chapter 8: Short-Selling; PITFALLS OF SHORT-SELLING; WHEN SHORT-SELLING WORKS; Chapter 9: The Finer Things in Life; DON'T SPEND ALL YOUR RARE COINS IN ONE PLACE; BUT CAN I AFFORD A 100 MILLION PAINTING?; WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BOWIE BONDS?; APPENDIX: THE 12-PIECE UNITED STATES GOLD COIN TYPE SET
Chapter 10: Trend versus CountertrendQQQQ CRASH REVISITED; THE CHRISTMAS SYSTEM; FADING UNEMPLOYMENT; Chapter 11: The Myth of the Index, or ETFs: Active or Passive?; WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ORIGINAL DOW JONES?; Chapter 12: Watch Out!; DO-IT-YOURSELF DUE DILIGENCE; APPENDIX: SAMPLE BACKGROUND CHECK REPORT; Chapter 13: So You Want to Start a Hedge Fund?; MISTAKES START-UP HEDGE FUND MANAGERS MAKE; GETTING BY ON 600,000 A YEAR; Chapter 14: Classic Investment Reading and New Media Resources; BOOKS ABOUT INVESTMENT; BLOGS FOR HEDGE FUNDS; Chapter 15: Where to Find the Data; Index
