Hedge Fund Due Diligence provides a step-by-step methodology that will allow you to recognize and avoid questionable hedge funds before its too late. Based on a framework that hedge fund investigative expert Randy Shain has refined over the course of his successful career, this book offers an overview of due diligence into hedge fund management, how information on managers can be obtained, and why this information is essential to your investment endeavors.

Get answers to your legal questions — in plain English!Find out how to protect your family, your money, your job, and your rightsIf you're like most people, you probably don't know much about your legal rights and responsibilities — until you run smack-dab into a messy legal problem. Now revised and updated, this friendly guide helps you get a handle on a wide range of everyday legal issues, decipher legal mumbo-jumbo — and come out on top.Discover ...

Are you into oil trading? Many people do not know the potential hidden inside this gold mine. Many people may have trade forex, stocks, etc ... but they've not touch oil trading before. This niche makes tons of millionaires every year, and you can do it right from your computer. This ebook will teach you how to start your oil trading journey, right from creating account all the way to advance trading skills. If you want to know a living off your living room, get thi...

A practical, hands-on guide to forensic accountingCareers in forensic accounting are hot-US News & World Report recently designated forensic accounting as one of the eight most secure career tracks in America., Forensic accountants work in most major accounting firms and demand for their services is growing with then increasing need for investigations of mergers and acquisitions, tax inquiries, and economic crime. In addition, forensic accountants perform ...

The questions investors need to ask . . . The answers corporate America must give about the true facts of corporate performance and value.During the 2001 baseball season, when games were played at Enron Field in Houston, a typical reaction was: “What the hell is Enron and what do they do?” Now we know more about the executives and inner workings of today’s best-known rogue company than we ever imagined. But it turns out that Enron is just the most egregious case of a disturbing tre...

This book compiles the early warning signals of the financial statement frauds. This compilation is created from the perspective of the financial statement auditors. Many times it is observed that the auditors find certain actions of management objectionable but donot find them to be suspicious. This book lists all such management acts which are generally considered as the red flags of the fraud 

Make Your Restaurant Thrive.Cooking is your passion. Making a living with your cuisine is your dream. Organizing your restaurant is the key to your success.The Law (In Plain English)® for Restaurants is your comprehensive guide to working in the food industry. It looks at the business of running a restaurant and clarifies the laws affecting your business. Learn all the essential details to become a success and gain valuable insight on issues unique to the restaurant industr...

A comprehensive look at financial statement fraud from the experts who actually investigated themThis collection of revealing case studies sheds clear insights into the dark corners of financial statement fraud.Includes cases submitted by fraud examiners across industries and throughout the worldFascinating cases hand-picked and edited by Joseph T. Wells, the founder and Chairman of the world's leading anti-fraud organization ? the Associati...

A Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation, 2nd EditionRecent catastrophic business failures have caused some to rethink the value of the audit, with many demanding that auditors take more responsibility for fraud detection. This book provides forensic accounting specialists—experts in uncovering fraud—with new coverage on the latest PCAOB Auditing Standards, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, options fraud, as well as fraud in China and its implications...

A practical and useful resource for valuing trademarksThe Second Edition of Trademark Valuation is a fresh presentation of basic valuation principles, together with important recent changes in worldwide financial reporting regulations and an update on the current worldwide legal conditions and litigation situation as they relate to trademarks.A new section discussing issues surrounding valuation of counterfeits and the economic effects of ...

FRAUD AUDITING AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTINGWith the responsibility of detecting and preventing fraud falling heavily on the accounting profession, every accountant needs to recognize fraud and learn the tools and strategies necessary to catch it in time. Providing valuable information to those responsible for dealing with prevention and discovery of financial deception, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, Fourth Edition helps accountants develop an investig...

Making sound investments is tough enough without having to worry about unscrupulous financial advisers and outright frauds. But recently strengthened laws aren’t enough to stop the “professionals” intent on profiting from—or just plain stealing—your money. As an Enforcement Branch Chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Pat Huddleston witnessed countless people lose their life savings to reckless stockbrokers and fraudulent schemes. Now an SEC-recommended Receiver and CEO of a sec...