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  1. Apr 28, 2021 · Alternative investments are generally uncorrelated with public markets, meaning that adding them to a portfolio can increase diversification and reduce overall portfolio volatility.

    • Commodities. Commodities are goods and raw materials that are traded on markets. From a quality perspective, they are standardized and interchangeable and are often used as materials or ingredients in commercial products.
    • Real estate. You know what real estate is! It’s a house, an apartment building, a mall, a shopping center or an undeveloped acre of land. It’s property or land and often it’s both.
    • Direct investment in start-ups and private companies. You’ve probably heard stories about a guy who gave Jeff Bezos 300 bucks in 1994 and now owns a continent.
    • Private Equity. In general, private equity’s goal is buying companies that are not publicly held, or taking publicly held companies private, making whatever changes need to be made to the company to make it more valuable, and selling it at a profit.
  2. Sep 30, 2024 · Alternative investments may provide opportunities for diversification, improved risk-adjusted returns, income generation, and inflation protection. There are more ways for individual investors to invest in alternatives than ever before.

  3. Apr 9, 2024 · In todays expanding landscape of alternative investments, the choices are overwhelming. Whether you're considering private syndication, RIA channels, broker-dealers, or direct investments,...

  4. Oct 3, 2022 · Investing in alternative assets such as hedge funds, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and natural resources can provide investors with a timely opportunity to tap into an array of...

  5. Sep 12, 2024 · Today, my portfolio has an allocation to alternatives that is in excess of 50%—including exposure to life settlements, reinsurance, private credit, private real estate, drug royalties ...

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  7. “Our 2021 Global Alternatives Outlook leverages our more than 50-year track record in alternatives to deliver nuanced investment guidance for investors faced with stretched valuations in traditional markets, limited correlation benefits between fixed income and equities, and persistently low bond yields with asymmetric risk.”