Hedgehogging

By: Barton Biggs

Narrated by: William Dufris

Rare is the opportunity to chat with a legendary figure and hear the unvarnished truth about what really goes on behind the scenes. Step inside the world of Wall Street with Barton Biggs as he discusses investing in general, hedge funds in particular, and how he has learned to find and profit from the best moneymaking opportunities in an eat-what-you-kill, cutthroat investment world.©2005 Barton Biggs (P)2006 Penton Overseas, Inc.

Critic reviews

"...an intelligent book on a serious subject that is also a joy to read." (Professional Investor)
"...evokes the 'agony and ecstasy' of the frenetic and highly competitive world of hedge funds...funny and sobering" (The Mail on Sunday)
"...a reassuring tale for ordinary mortals..." (Financial World)

Good read for retail investors

As many retail investors believe that banks and mutual funds buy and sell stocks
only, so this leaves a gap in their understanding of market dynamics
such as a Flash Crash.

How could a thing like that happen?
Run a half trillion dollars short with options, futures, 3x ETF's and you have the Dow Jones
down 100 points in 20 minutes.

Technical Thinking

Good book. Quick and direct information. Worth hearing and learning his view and thoughts too.

Incomplete

this is incomplete, when compared with the original book the audio is not even 50% of the contents of the original book

Great read!

Would you listen to Hedgehogging again? Why?

Yes - Well written/read

What did you like best about this story?

Compelling

What about William Dufris’s performance did you like?

Tone - Humor

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

No - I do not have any additional comments.

Uninsightful

Trite and generic. I wanted to hear about the technical issues however, the author spends the entire time discussing how rich and interesting fund raising dinner parties are and all the eccentric personalities in the industry. What a soap opera waste of a book.