Hedge Fund Best Practices

I became very interested in finance / international finance and all related issues (investment, private equity, mutual funds, hedge funds, stocks, portfolio, etc. trade securities), this has been done to since I started working in a bank. I do more traditional banking is relatively easy now, I currently work as a narrator.

I want to go back to school and I was eyeing a global business and public policy degree and a diploma Finance. Someone told me that I can teach my self all the skills I need for the subjects listed above and gave me a list of books that I should buy, which means that payment for college may be unnecessary. Can this be true? All analysts, brokers, hedge funds, do not you go to school first, then throw himself on the experience with businesses and banks? Any help is appreciated.

There is considerable information on the net investment. Investopedia.com also below is a good place to start. The Series 65 test / exam is to become an investment advisor. But just reading the information regarding this and many other tests, such as Series 7 and Series 63 will really give you an understanding of how little we know about money and investing. This should be a good place to start.
http://finance.yahoo.com/ is another useful tool if you are looking after different markets. Good Luck.

What is your age? Some high goto and others not. For example, a day trader does not need to go to school. They may begin to negotiate, but they are a lot of money to invest (25,000 or more to start). I thought about my MBA because I like so much business. Good Luck.