In a nutshell, investing is purchasing something that you believe you will be able to sell at a higher price in the future. Investing isn’t stashing your cash in a savings account despite what many will have you believe. While saving may effectively safeguard money for instant-access cash for emergencies, it will simultaneously restrict your […]
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Alternative investments are financial assets that do not fit into one of the standard investment categories. Stocks, bonds, and cash are all examples of typical investments. Alternative investments include private equity or venture capital, hedge funds, managed futures, art and antiques, commodities, and derivatives contracts. The term “alternative investment” is commonly used to describe real […]
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Over the last few years, alternative investments have grown in popularity, in part because they offered outsized returns compared to the stock market. In 2020 alone, in fact, global alternative investment funds raised more than $857 billion. These investments were once reserved for institutional and high net worth investors. However, retail investors are following in […]
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Who says you’re limited to mutual funds? Here’s a look at how alternative investment funds think outside the box to make your money work for you. When you picture investing, what comes to mind? Wall Street brokers? Maybe a hedge fund manager? The truth is, there’s a whole world of investments out there, and as […]
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Alternative investments aren’t just the playground of folks who qualify for the phrase “high net worth” anymore. In fact, the 21st century has increasingly opened up the world of alternative investments to the average investor. And with our crash landing into the 2020s, we’ll see some long-term ripple effects in investor behavior play out over […]
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