Articles and Books on Jones

While there are many articles and books that mention A.W. Jones, the following (some of which are available online) contain a large amount of interesting background information on Jones and the history of the firm.

Alfred Jones got the idea for his fund while researching the 1949 article “Fashions in Forecasting” for Fortune Magazine.

The 1966 Fortune article by Carol Loomis prompted a surge in hedge fund interest in the mid and late 1960s.  The 1970 article by her is remarkable in that it could have been written in 2006 for the issues it raises.

Brown, Heidi and John H. Christy. “Growing Pains.” Forbes (June 11, 2001): pp. 74-77.

Jones, Alfred Winslow. “Fashions in Forecasting.” Fortune (March 1949): pp. 88-91, 180, 182, 184, 186.

Landau, Peter. “Alfred Winslow Jones: The Long and the Short of the Founding Father.” Institutional Investor (August 1968):

Landau, Peter. “The Hedge Funds: Wall Street’s New Way to Make Money.” New York Magazine (October 21, 1968): pp. 20-24.

Lindgren, Hugo. "Long-Short Story Short: The Creation Myth." New York Magazine (April 16, 2007)

Loomis, Carol J. “The Jones Nobody Keeps Up With.” Fortune (April 1966): pp. 237, 240, 242, 247.

Loomis, Carol J. "Hard Times Come to Hedge Funds." Fortune (June 1970): pp. 100-103, 136-140.

“Missing ‘d.’” Grant’s Interest Rate Observer (October 9, 1998): pp. 1-2.

Scholl, Jaye. “Back to the Future.” Barron’s (July 31, 2000): p. 32.

Strachman, Daniel A. Getting Started in Hedge Funds. New York: Wiley, 2000.

Strauss, Lawrence C., "The Legacy." Barron's (May 31, 2004)