February 3, 2005 | Read Time: 1 minute
Risk Management for Pensions, Endowments, and Foundations
by Susan M. Mangiero
This book provides guidance for people who have a stake in how foundations, pension funds, and endowments manage their money and make investment decisions.
Susan M. Mangiero, a financial analyst, offers an overview of derivative investments and other investment options that avoid unnecessary risk without sacrificing gains unduly. Her book is divided into four parts that discuss why risk-management education matters; the basics of risk, futures, options, and swaps; how to use risk management; and risk-management challenges for endowments, foundations, and pension funds.
She gives the reader an overview of investment opportunities available to foundations and other funds, as well as legal and regulatory considerations and the practicalities of taking on risk.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 111 River Street, Hoboken, N.J. 07030; (877) 762-2974; http://www.wiley.com; 268 pages; $69.95; ISBN 0-471-23485-0.
